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Open Questions series
Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China
12 Jan 2026 - 10:06AM
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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky
20 Oct 2025 - 11:18AM
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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish
5 Oct 2025 - 8:13AM
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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter
11 Aug 2025 - 9:13AM
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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended
4 Aug 2025 - 11:00AM
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China
12 Jan 2026 - 10:06AM
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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky
20 Oct 2025 - 11:18AM
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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish
5 Oct 2025 - 8:13AM
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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter
11 Aug 2025 - 9:13AM
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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended
4 Aug 2025 - 11:00AM
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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Indonesia
Indonesia’s US trade deal faces a sovereignty reckoning at home
Nearly 80 civil groups and 65 academics have signed a petition urging parliament to block ratification of the ‘shameful’ deal.
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Australia
Australia complains to China after encounter between military helicopters
7 Mar 2026 - 6:21AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Trump says Cuba is going to ‘fall pretty soon’
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China-Middle East relations
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US-Iran conflict puts China’s pragmatism to the test
For Beijing, the danger is less about losing Iran as a partner than losing stability in the energy-rich Middle East.
6 Mar 2026 - 9:45PM
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US-China relations
Trump sued in bid to undo approval of TikTok’s US sale
The lawsuit is the first legal challenge to the deal with China’s ByteDance, but does not seek to force a US ban on the short-video platform.
6 Mar 2026 - 7:48AM
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United States
24 US states sue to stop Trump’s latest global tariffs
The lawsuit argues that the president cannot sidestep the Supreme Court ruling that invalidated his previous sweeping import duties.
6 Mar 2026 - 4:12AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Ukraine military drone experts ‘due in Gulf soon’
There is said to be interest in anti-drone warfare not only from the US but from private and public channels in Gulf nations too.
6 Mar 2026 - 8:11PM
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United States
US won’t let India become rival like China, Trump official says
Washington will not ‘make the same mistakes’ as it did with Beijing 20 years ago, the State Department’s Christopher Landau says.
6 Mar 2026 - 2:18AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Trump demands Iran forces surrender or die, wants say on next leader
US president dismisses Khamenei’s son as a ‘lightweight’ and orders Iranian forces to lay down arms or face ‘guaranteed death’.
6 Mar 2026 - 5:40PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
European states move to secure Red Sea navigation, protect Cyprus
Italy, Spain, France and the Netherlands will send naval assets to protect Cyprus in the coming days.
5 Mar 2026 - 11:40PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
US submarine strike on Iranian warship near Sri Lanka rattles the region
Experts say the strike highlights the risk of the conflict spreading into Asian waters and tests India’s careful diplomatic balancing.
5 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
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US-China relations
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China waits and watches as the US fights all its tigers at once
Far from freeing up resources to focus on China, Trump’s administration finds itself fighting fires on several fronts, sapping its resources.
5 Mar 2026 - 9:30AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
US Senate rejects bid to curb Trump’s Iran war powers despite growing concerns
The bipartisan resolution, which failed by 52-47 votes, was aimed at stifling Donald Trump’s authority to continue military strikes on Iran.
6 Mar 2026 - 7:56AM
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China-Germany relations
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Merz’s China visit shows pragmatic diplomacy still matters
The German chancellor’s trip to Beijing suggests that Europe can de-risk from China while still pursuing mutually beneficial cooperation.
5 Mar 2026 - 5:30AM
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Russia
Russia may halt gas supplies to Europe amid Iran energy spike, Putin warns
The leader says the chaos triggered by the Iran crisis has led to the emergence of other buyers willing to pay top dollar for fuel.
5 Mar 2026 - 4:56AM
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War and conflict
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Pakistan’s forever war and the politics of exhaustion
What Pakistan needs is not war with Afghanistan but urgent efforts to fix its economy, security and divided society after disruptive decades.
4 Mar 2026 - 10:30PM
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Pakistan
Pakistan aims to walk tightrope between Saudi Arabia and Iran as war flares
Islamabad has to navigate a tricky regional environment and manage the domestic blowback of the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
4 Mar 2026 - 9:22PM
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Britain
3 arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for China, including MP’s husband
They are the latest in a number of arrests in the UK of people accused of spying or causing political interference on behalf of China.
5 Mar 2026 - 12:23AM
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Spain
Germany’s Merz lacked ‘solidarity’ amid silence during Trump attacks: Spain
The comments came after the US president said the Spanish government has been ‘terrible’ during the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
5 Mar 2026 - 3:52AM
The Philippines
Philippines arrests Filipino nationals suspected of spying for China
China has dismissed the espionage allegations as fabricated and politically motivated, accusing Manila of ‘stigmatisation’.
4 Mar 2026 - 8:02PM
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China society
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Why a TV hit in China about waging peace resonates so deeply
Swords into Ploughshares can tell us a lot about Beijing’s approach to the crisis in Iran, cross-strait relations and this year’s ‘two sessions’.
4 Mar 2026 - 7:28PM
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Israel-Iran conflict
US submarine sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, at least 80 dead
Sri Lanka said it had launched a search-and-rescue operation to locate survivors after receiving a distress call, with 32 people rescued.
4 Mar 2026 - 11:21PM
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US-China relations
Iran war leaves China in foreign policy divide
China is leading opposition to US-Israeli strikes on Iran, while also seeking to avoid a breakdown in its relationship with Washington.
4 Mar 2026 - 5:16PM
China-Asean relations
Singapore and China have ‘common interests’ in safeguarding global order: envoy
In Beijing, Peter Tan Hai Chuan says two countries built ties based on sovereign equality and respect, not just cultural or ethnic links.
4 Mar 2026 - 5:00PM
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Asean
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Fatigue is rewriting the US-China soft power contest, starting in Asean
At a time when no one has bandwidth left, soft power is being won by being the partner that feels usable, steady and low-risk.
4 Mar 2026 - 4:30PM
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US-China relations
China and US to hold high-level talks in Paris before Trump’s Beijing visit
Delegates to discuss trade and investment deals amid rising global tensions in lead-up to President’s first visit since returning to power.
4 Mar 2026 - 5:07PM
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United States
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Under Trump, the US has unleashed its own wolf warriors
Chinese diplomats need to project a measured and calming presence on the international stage to contend effectively with American blowhards.
4 Mar 2026 - 5:30AM
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US-China relations
US and China trade chiefs to meet mid-March before Trump-Xi summit
The planned Paris talks suggest a meeting between the two countries’ leaders will go ahead despite American strikes against Iran.
4 Mar 2026 - 2:35AM
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