China’s Debt Bomb Has a Slow Fuse
China’s local governments owe at least $12 trillion, a hole the property bust has widened and Beijing’s patches have not closed. The strain will shape Chinese exports, the technology race and America’s
Breaking China’s Grip, One Circuit Board at a Time
Ten million dollars will not build a refinery. By the standards of heavy industry, it is small change. Yet the pledge Washington made in Atlanta on Saturday, to fund facilities in India
Can Trump and Xi Keep the AI Race Under Control?
When Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in Washington on Thursday, they will return to a familiar set of disputes that have defined relations between the world’s two largest economies: trade, technology
The Trial That Terrified Hong Kong
China’s prosecution and conviction of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai under the National Security Law (NSL) is widely seen by rights groups, UN experts and many governments as a politically driven,
Inside the New Thailand–Cambodia Border Escalation
Thailand’s latest airstrikes mark the most serious escalation in its long-running border dispute with Cambodia since the early 2010s, turning what had been intermittent skirmishes into sustained, multi‑theatre combat along a contested
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
