Jennifer Xiao

Jennifer Xiao is a dedicated Political Science graduate student at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University. With a keen interest in public policy and international relations, she is committed to analyzing and addressing complex political issues. Jennifer's academic journey reflects her passion for fostering a deeper understanding of governance and its impact on global affairs.

Asia·Europe·Opinion

November 8, 2025

The Dark Reality Behind Turkiye’s Uyghur Resettlement Push

The unfolding tragedy of the Uyghurs, a Turkic Muslim minority subjected to systematic repression and ethnic cleansing by the Chinese state in East Turkistan (Xinjiang), has attracted global condemnation over the past

Asia·Opinion

October 27, 2025

New Currents in Southeast Asia: Collaboration Beyond Borders

The ASEAN-India Summit in Kuala Lumpur stands as an essential axis in a rapidly changing global order, threading together the interests, challenges, and aspirations of Southeast Asia and its partners amid mounting

Americas·Asia·Explainer

October 23, 2025

Trade, Tech, and Turbulence: Inside the Trump-Xi Summit

The upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping, scheduled for October 30, 2025, in South Korea during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, is a major moment in

Critical Minerals, Critical Moment: The G7’s High-Stakes Resource Gamble

Beijing’s latest decision to tighten export controls on rare-earth magnets and refined metals has once again forced the West to stare into the mirror of its own dependency. When a single country

October 18, 2025

Asia·Opinion

How Keir Starmer’s Trade Gamble With Washington Is Coming Undone

When Keir Starmer and Donald Trump clasped hands amid the pageantry of a royal carriage procession and a fighter jet flyover in London earlier this year, both men sold their May trade

October 2, 2025

Americas·Europe·Opinion

Eastward Bound: How Asia is Shaping the Future of Semiconductors

Asia is uniquely positioned to become the fulcrum of global semiconductor production, both in sheer scale and technological depth, as the world scrambles to meet soaring chip demand across industries. Not only

September 24, 2025

Technology

South Korea’s Fertility Crisis Is a Warning for the World

The birth rate in South Korea has fallen so low that it is no longer just a demographic statistic—it is an existential alarm bell. With women now averaging just 0.75 births over

September 22, 2025

Asia·Culture

California vs. Washington: The New Front Line in America’s AI Future

In American politics, technology has always been a paradox — celebrated as the engine of growth while feared as a force that must be tamed. The latest flashpoint in this uneasy relationship

September 16, 2025

Technology

China’s Gold Gambit: How a Currency Power Play Threatens the US Dollar

In a dramatic show of both military and financial muscle, China last week paraded its growing alliances with U.S. adversaries — Russia and North Korea — sending a message that its ambitions

September 10, 2025

Asia·Opinion

Wired for Change: The Global Drive Toward Electric Vehicles

The global electric vehicle (EV) revolution is gaining momentum, with certain countries staking their claim as leaders through transformative policies, robust infrastructure, ambitious targets, and technological innovations. Below is a roundup of

September 4, 2025

Planet

The Great Vaccine Reversal – Why the U.S. is Dismantling mRNA Progress

Once lauded as a scientific breakthrough that helped curb the COVID-19 pandemic, mRNA vaccines are now at the center of a sweeping shift in U.S. health policy. This month, Health and Human

August 13, 2025

Americas·Opinion

The Philippines Is Ground Zero for Chinese Disinformation Wars

When former President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in March under an International Criminal Court warrant, his political machinery did not mobilize in the streets—it mobilized online. Within hours, a tidal wave of

July 14, 2025

Asia·Opinion

EU Rushes to Unlock Quantum Computing, but the Clock Is Ticking on Cybersecurity

Europe is laying out an ambitious plan to propel quantum computing from the laboratory into factories, hospitals and even outer space, hoping to close the gap with the United States and China.

July 2, 2025

Europe·Technology

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Jennifer Xiao

The Dark Reality Behind Turkiye’s Uyghur Resettlement Push

New Currents in Southeast Asia: Collaboration Beyond Borders

Trade, Tech, and Turbulence: Inside the Trump-Xi Summit

Critical Minerals, Critical Moment: The G7’s High-Stakes Resource Gamble

How Keir Starmer’s Trade Gamble With Washington Is Coming Undone

Eastward Bound: How Asia is Shaping the Future of Semiconductors

South Korea’s Fertility Crisis Is a Warning for the World

California vs. Washington: The New Front Line in America’s AI Future

China’s Gold Gambit: How a Currency Power Play Threatens the US Dollar

Wired for Change: The Global Drive Toward Electric Vehicles

The Great Vaccine Reversal – Why the U.S. is Dismantling mRNA Progress

The Philippines Is Ground Zero for Chinese Disinformation Wars

EU Rushes to Unlock Quantum Computing, but the Clock Is Ticking on Cybersecurity

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