China and Africa — An Intimate Portrait
Donald Trump's new tariffs on Chinese exports may only boost the trend for Chinese companies to seek new markets and manufacturing bases overseas — including in Africa, where China is now the biggest ...
6 Feb 202544min
Trump and China — Deal or No Deal?
Donald Trump is promising to challenge China on everything from its exports to its global influence over the next four years, but what could this mean in practice? Professor Miles Yu of the Hudson Ins...
17 Jan 202544min
China and the Climate Crisis — Good COP, Bad COP?
At the recent COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, China was seen as having played a part in getting an agreement — albeit a much criticised one — to increase funding to mitigate the climate ...
4 Dec 202435min
The impact of Donald Trump’s re-election on US relations with China and East Asia
What will Donald Trump’s re-election mean for relations between China and the US? Is Beijing alarmed by his threats of massive new trade tariffs, and the unpredictability that he likes to boast about?...
14 Nov 202434min
Has China’s process of reform gone into reverse?
The Chinese Communist Party guides the thinking of the masses through slogans. Some of these are written in huge letters on walls around the country. They are studied by party members, who try to figu...
17 Sep 202415min
The mounting risk of another global war
The head of the CIA, Bill Burns has described Vladimir Putin as a bully who presents the greatest threat to world peace. The idea that Russia and China may partner to launch a joint provocation is a p...
10 Sep 202414min
Escalating tension between China and the Philippines
The battle for supremacy in Asia has a new flashpoint in the South China Sea. It is known as the Sabina Shoal and it lies near the Philippines, a nation which is locked in a maritime dispute with Chin...
3 Sep 202414min
How America's Democratic Party views China
There is a rising mood of bipartisan hostility towards China in Washington ahead of the 2024 election. If Donald Trump returns to the White House, he intends to impose steep tariffs on Chinese exports...
30 Aug 202415min
