https://www.scmp.com/rss/503098/feed Hannan Hussain is a senior expert at Initiate Futures, a global think tank, and author. He was a Fulbright Scholar in international security at the University of Maryland. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hannan Hussain Hannan Hussain Seoul has been putting its weight behind lowering the temperature on stalled US-North Korea denuclearisation talks. The issue remains fraught with tension: Washington has grown increasingly sceptical of the prospect of Pyongyang’s complete denuclearisation and attempts to engage North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have met with limited success. For Pyongyang, any discussion of its nuclear programme appears to be a red line. Kim has brooked no compromise on the issue, which is domestically important... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3336536/seoul-holds-key-us-north-korea-denuclearisation-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3336536/seoul-holds-key-us-north-korea-denuclearisation-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:30:08 +0000 Hannan Hussain Hannan Hussain China’s tightening of export controls of its rare earth minerals by expanding licensing requirements for foreign firms has ramifications for countries such as the United States. The latter’s heavy reliance on Chinese imports and lack of domestic processing facilities make it increasingly vulnerable. The delay in treating rare earth minerals as a strategic necessity, the absence of reforms and the failure over the years to initiate domestic industrial policies will ensure that it lags... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3330347/us-has-woken-chinas-rare-earth-challenge-too-late?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3330347/us-has-woken-chinas-rare-earth-challenge-too-late?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:30:08 +0000 Hannan Hussain Hannan Hussain In a global first, China has launched a cutting-edge commercial underwater data centre in Hainan. The facility has the potential to upgrade digital service offerings, increase Beijing’s share of global internet traffic and serve as a magnet for foreign direct investment from global technology giants. To make progress, China must find a competitive edge, given the fast-expanding infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, where rivals in the artificial intelligence (AI) race... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3328373/how-us-gulf-partnerships-could-thwart-chinas-ai-leadership-plans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3328373/how-us-gulf-partnerships-could-thwart-chinas-ai-leadership-plans?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Oct 2025 21:30:07 +0000 Hannan Hussain Hannan Hussain Less than a day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused China of constantly denying information to curb the pandemic, Washington’s diplomatic offensive against Beijing took a big hit. Reuters revealed on March 26 that the Trump administration had cut its staff presence at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Beijing by more than two-thirds over the past two years. The CDC is the United States’ leading disease fighting agency and has a history of research collaboration... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3077726/why-trump-administrations-case-against-chinas-mishandling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3077726/why-trump-administrations-case-against-chinas-mishandling?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:00:16 +0000 Washington’s critique of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is becoming a bit predictable. Alice Wells, the top United States diplomat for South Asia, reiterated the Trump leadership’s long-term position on the project last month: aid is an illusion, Pakistan is headed for a debt trap, and Beijing will consolidate all profits. Interestingly, what began as a warning quickly transpired into a proposition: US multinational engagement in Pakistan should increase. But as long as Washington... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3042057/why-us-criticism-china-pakistan-economic-corridor-will-fall-deaf?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3042057/why-us-criticism-china-pakistan-economic-corridor-will-fall-deaf?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:00:08 +0000