https://www.scmp.com/rss/326021/feed Earl Carr is founder and chief executive officer at CJPA Global Advisors LLC. Based in New York, he manages a multidisciplinary team of global research analysts, software engineers, marketing specialists, geopolitical analysts, and media professionals. Mr Carr is also an adjunct instructor at NYU. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping our industries, economies, technologies and global power dynamics. The United States and China are leading contenders in the race to dominate the rapidly advancing field of AI. But what sets these AI giants apart? With its history of innovation and booming tech industry, the US has long been at the helm of AI development and investment. China, however, has worked on closing the gap through ambitious, state-driven initiatives. Over the years, both... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3275130/beyond-tech-us-china-ai-race-tussle-over-ethics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3275130/beyond-tech-us-china-ai-race-tussle-over-ethics?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:30:11 +0000 As China’s contest with the US heats up, its Belt and Road Initiative investments are fuelling geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific. The hosting of the third belt and road forum last year was lauded by President Xi Jinping in his New Year address. The US, however, wants to keep the Indo-Pacific “free and open”, and questions Beijing’s intentions in pushing a China-led network of infrastructure projects throughout the Global South. The Belt and Road Initiative, launched by Xi in 2013,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3248297/how-belt-and-road-fuelling-us-china-indo-pacific-contest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3248297/how-belt-and-road-fuelling-us-china-indo-pacific-contest?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:30:15 +0000 With the Indo-Pacific becoming a hotbed of contention, recent events have raised the possibility of a flashpoint developing into a military conflict between the US and China. The collisions between Chinese and Filipino vessels over the past weeks are of particular concern as America and the Philippines have a Mutual Defence Treaty that mandates the US to take military action to defend a Philippines under attack. But this is not the only area with potential for escalation. There have also been... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3240978/us-china-diplomatic-thaw-raises-hopes-military-dialogue-breakthrough?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3240978/us-china-diplomatic-thaw-raises-hopes-military-dialogue-breakthrough?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Nov 2023 21:30:12 +0000 This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, and this month China will host the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. China has provided investment to countries worldwide in the past decade and tried to create a new platform for development and economic growth. According to the Foreign Ministry, the initiative encompasses more than three-quarters of the world’s nations, has generated nearly US$1 trillion in investment and created more than 420,000... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3237213/belt-and-road-chinas-strategic-shift-bodes-ill-developing-nations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3237213/belt-and-road-chinas-strategic-shift-bodes-ill-developing-nations?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Oct 2023 21:30:10 +0000 The ongoing tensions between the United States and China have sparked a competitive race for influence in the Global South, with the Pacific islands emerging as a strategically significant region. The US has lagged behind in its efforts to actively engage Pacific island nations in recent decades, but recent action by the Biden administration has attempted to reverse this trend. The fact the US overlooked this geopolitically important region created a favourable opportunity for China, highlighted... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3222998/how-us-bolstering-its-pacific-islands-engagement-counter-chinas-influence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3222998/how-us-bolstering-its-pacific-islands-engagement-counter-chinas-influence?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jun 2023 19:30:08 +0000 As the US Congress debates the federal debt ceiling, the lingering effects of China’s property sector crisis remain in the spotlight. The property sector represents around 25 per cent of China’s total GDP, but this critical pillar of growth also requires surging amounts of debt. On January 3, an indebted Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV) in southwestern Guizhou province made international news when it announced it would delay repayment on loans worth 15.6 billion yuan (US$2.3... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3209398/chinas-debt-bubbles-and-property-sector-fatigue-are-driving-risk-economic-failure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3209398/chinas-debt-bubbles-and-property-sector-fatigue-are-driving-risk-economic-failure?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Feb 2023 07:45:09 +0000 US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan enraged the Chinese government, which had threatened severe consequences should she land. In response to Pelosi’s trip, Beijing has banned 2,000 food products, launched multiple missiles and held military drills near the island. Tensions have reached boiling point between the United States and China, and many are wondering if relations can ever return to normal. For this to happen, we will need to see a renewed commitment to the status quo, a halt... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3189915/taiwan-us-and-china-must-talk-their-way-back-status-quo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3189915/taiwan-us-and-china-must-talk-their-way-back-status-quo?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Aug 2022 01:15:19 +0000 In response to the crisis in Ukraine, the United States and its European allies have levelled unprecedented sanctions designed to isolate President Vladimir Putin and the Russian economy and inflict significant economic pressure. Even in the face of these sanctions, as well as private American companies such as Apple and McDonald’s leaving Russia, the Biden administration is worried that China will keep Russia’s economy afloat. However, bringing China on board with the West against Russia is not... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3172031/how-us-strategy-convince-china-choose-side-ukraine-conflict-could?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3172031/how-us-strategy-convince-china-choose-side-ukraine-conflict-could?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:30:13 +0000 The escalation of an economic skirmish into a trade war is front and centre on many people’s minds in China and the US. We should not forget the four decades of constructive engagement between the two countries, engagement which resulted in collaboration to combat global health pandemics like severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and Ebola, among other issues. Nonetheless, a trade war has the potential to erode such collaboration at all levels, from government institutions to people-to-people... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2168967/costs-us-china-break-are-too-high-either-bear?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2168967/costs-us-china-break-are-too-high-either-bear?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Oct 2018 04:15:00 +0000 Last month, US President Donald Trump wrapped up a 12-day Asia trip, which included meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has made the “Belt and Road Initiative” the centrepiece of his domestic and foreign policy agenda. The initiative is the largest infrastructure and development strategy the world has ever seen. To put things in perspective, it involves almost 70 countries connecting Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. It will receive support from the Asian Infrastructure... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2123811/china-serious-about-curbing-pollution-along-belt-and-road?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2123811/china-serious-about-curbing-pollution-along-belt-and-road?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Dec 2017 08:15:45 +0000