by | Aug 10, 2026 | News
China is beginning the week with a series of very different but deeply consequential pressures. Typhoon Dolphin has battered the eastern coast and disrupted major transport routes. Taiwan is preparing a record defence budget centred on drones and asymmetric warfare....
by | Jul 18, 2026 | News
Four developments underline the extraordinary range of pressures and opportunities shaping China today: a deadly landslide near Chongqing, a sharper than expected economic slowdown, fresh allegations from Washington over the 2020 US election, and a notable shift in...
by | Jul 13, 2026 | News
China opened the week with a heavy mix of disaster response, fiscal pressure, industrial tragedy, financial policy, and maritime friction. On one side, authorities were scrambling to manage the impact of a major storm system after nearly 2 million people were...
by | Jul 9, 2026 | News
Photo by Winston Chen on Unsplash It has been a heavy news cycle, with pressure building across China’s economy, technology policy, trade diplomacy, and regional security environment. The latest developments point in the same broad direction. Beijing is trying...
by | Jul 7, 2026 | News
Tuesday’s China developments point in one direction: pressure is building across several fronts at once. On the security side, Beijing carried out a rare submarine-launched ballistic missile test into the South Pacific, triggering criticism across the region and...
