by Tony | May 14, 2026 | News
The Xi-Trump summit now underway in Beijing is one of those moments that matters even before any formal agreement is announced. The symbolism is obvious: a sitting U.S. president in Beijing for the first state visit of its kind in years, full ceremonial honours, a...
by Tony | May 12, 2026 | News
The most explosive development in U.S.-China news is not trade, tariffs, or summit choreography. It is the reported guilty plea of an elected American mayor on charges tied to acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government. That alone would be remarkable....
by Tony | May 11, 2026 | News
It has been one of those days where several separate stories all point back to the same underlying reality: China is operating in a far more fragile external environment than many policymakers in Beijing would like. A relatively limited international disease outbreak...
by Tony | May 10, 2026 | News
It has been a heavy stretch in Chinese geopolitics, and the week ahead looks even heavier. Several major storylines are now converging at once: a possible Trump visit to Beijing, growing strain in the U.S.-China relationship, a deeply awkward Chinese tanker incident...
by Tony | May 7, 2026 | News
Several important China developments are converging at once, and taken together they say a great deal about Beijing’s current position in the world. On one side, China is trying to present itself as a stabilizing diplomatic power in the Middle East while...
