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Gradually, then suddenly, the world is waking up to the US threat
Middle powers are pivoting to Beijing and hedging with new partners as China’s economic displacement of the US rapidly expands.
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Fears of overcapacity ignore China’s full balance of payments picture
30 Jan 2026 - 9:30AM
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How the world can design a new trade architecture
30 Jan 2026 - 7:49AM
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Trump’s power politics is paving the way to a G2 world order with China
Trump’s actions signal an openness to G2, give China leverage with US allies and open the door for other powers to use coercive force.
29 Jan 2026 - 8:30PM
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Trump weaponises trade as globalisation becomes more fractured
As recognised by Canada, the fracturing of the global economy is in full swing. Policymakers and businesses should expect it to continue.
29 Jan 2026 - 4:30PM
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What Hang Seng Bank’s delisting tells us about Hong Kong’s markets
The development raises the question: what happens when Hong Kong’s most enduring financial symbols outlive their origins?
29 Jan 2026 - 2:07PM
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ICE fatal shootings raise fear over Trump’s use of federal authority
The administration is not backing down on its aggressive immigration operations, and Trump’s threat of invoking the Insurrection Act is not so easily dismissed.
29 Jan 2026 - 5:30AM
Demonstrators protest, calling for an end to ICE operations in Minnesota, outside the office of US Senator Amy Klobuchar on January 26 in Minneapolis. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
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With China visit, Starmer makes clear he’s putting Britain first
The prime minister’s visit to China is a declaration that the UK will no longer be a simple passenger in a contest defined in Washington and Beijing.
28 Jan 2026 - 8:30PM
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On EV targets, Europe should take a page from China’s playbook
To avoid dilemmas associated with grandiose, fixed-date bans, the European Union can embrace China’s approach and pursue an inclusive green agenda.
28 Jan 2026 - 4:30PM
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Why Southeast Asia should not fear Trump’s disruption
Instead of joining Trump’s neocolonial ‘Board of Peace’, Southeast Asian leaders should seize the chance to help rebuild a global order that is just and equitable.
28 Jan 2026 - 9:30AM
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China’s slowing overseas investment reflects caution, not retreat
Amid rising protectionism and increased pushback in advanced economies, Beijing is strategically recalibrating its investments abroad.
28 Jan 2026 - 9:30AM
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A container is lifted by a crane backdropped by the construction of the Chinese-funded mega port, in Chancay, Peru, on October 29, 2024. Photo: AP
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How a rising China is becoming a provider of global public goods
When China provides the hi-tech, low-cost hardware of development and multilateral banks provide regulatory oversight, the Global South wins.
27 Jan 2026 - 8:30PM
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How Hangzhou’s tech ecosystem nurtures dragons and rockets
It’s not one factor but a ‘rainforest’ of policy, capital, talent, universities and research institutions operating within clear boundaries.
27 Jan 2026 - 4:30PM
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Steadfast state support is key to China winning tech race with US
America is shooting itself in the foot by defunding basic research and manpower under the Trump White House.
27 Jan 2026 - 10:30AM
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Trump has laid bare the ‘Scramble for Europe’
Faced with an aggressive Trump administration, an unapologetic Russia and a rising China, European efforts towards strategic autonomy may be too little, too late.
27 Jan 2026 - 11:22AM
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Executive-led model key to Hong Kong’s success
With the city’s new legislature in place, it is time to further reinforce the executive-led system laid out in the constitutional order.
27 Jan 2026 - 7:15AM
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Canada’s Carney charts a ‘third path’ for middle powers
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has offered a principled and pragmatic agenda for nations navigating a new era of great power rivalry.
27 Jan 2026 - 5:30AM
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Why China now needs North Korea’s denuclearisation
As optimism grows over an end to the Ukraine war, a weakening of Moscow’s support for Pyongyang may give Beijing new leverage to stabilise the Korean peninsula.
13 Jan 2026 - 5:30AM
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing, China, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on September 4. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
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Why US ops in Venezuela have shaken Asia-Pacific’s middle powers
Middle powers fear a return to ‘rules of the jungle’ geopolitics as rival powers carve out spheres of influence.
13 Jan 2026 - 1:31AM
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Hong Kong courts cross-border drivers – then traps them in licence queues
Overnight queues and a complicated application system open to abuse expose gaps between Hong Kong’s policy ambition and execution.
12 Jan 2026 - 9:30AM
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Hong Kong returning to surplus no excuse for splashing budget cash
Northern Metropolis ambitions and Tai Po fire recovery will test the city’s commitment to fiscal prudence.
11 Jan 2026 - 9:17PM
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Outside In
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Gradually, then suddenly, the world is waking up to the US threat
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Chen Zhao
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Fears of overcapacity ignore China’s full balance of payments picture
30 Jan 2026 - 9:30AM
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How the world can design a new trade architecture
30 Jan 2026 - 7:49AM
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Trump’s power politics is paving the way to a G2 world order with China
29 Jan 2026 - 8:30PM
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Trump weaponises trade as globalisation becomes more fractured
29 Jan 2026 - 4:30PM
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What Hang Seng Bank’s delisting tells us about Hong Kong’s markets
29 Jan 2026 - 2:07PM
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