by Tony Fiddis | Jun 9, 2026 | News
China is facing a dense mix of geopolitical pressure, trade momentum, technology rivalry, and fiscal strain all at once. On one side, Beijing is navigating a more complicated relationship with both Moscow and Pyongyang as Europe prepares new sanctions tied to Russia’s...
by Tony Fiddis | Jun 8, 2026 | News
China opened the week with a cluster of developments that touch diplomacy, agriculture, trade policy, and energy. Taken together, they show a country trying to manage strategic pressure on several fronts at once. At the geopolitical level, Xi Jinping’s arrival in...
by Tony Fiddis | Jun 6, 2026 | News
Healthcare systems depend on Chinese pharmaceutical and biotech supply chains. Three developments stood out this week in China’s political economy and strategic landscape. First, Beijing is intensifying efforts to stop money, technology, companies, and talent from...
by Tony Fiddis | Jun 5, 2026 | News
Friday brought a cluster of developments that, taken together, say a great deal about where China is trying to position itself politically, economically, and diplomatically. There is the confirmed trip by Xi Jinping to North Korea, which signals both strategic...
by Tony Fiddis | Jun 4, 2026 | News
A major OECD report is adding fresh weight to the argument that Chinese manufacturing dominance has been built not just on scale and efficiency but on unusually large state support. Europe is now openly debating how hard it should push back. In the Pacific, the...
