China’s Flood Disaster, Iran’s Oil Lifeline and the Hidden Cost of Beijing’s Banking Bailout
Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN3qQwS459U China is confronting a distinctly unpleasant collection of problems: a catastrophic Himalayan flood shrouded in censorship, a looming clash with Washington over Iran, a fragile thaw with India, and...
Typhoon Dolphin, Taiwan’s Drone Deterrent, Trade Surge and Anti-Corruption Leaks
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....
China’s Iran Missile Reports, Currency Politics and the Tech War That Is Spreading Everywhere
There is a tendency in international politics to treat each fresh flashpoint as its own neatly contained crisis: Iran is a Middle Eastern problem, Chinese exports are an economics problem, humanoid robots are a Silicon Valley problem, and chip controls are a...
