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A NATIONAL security expert has urged the Philippines to scrutinize China’s actions and rhetoric more closely, warning that portraying Manila as a regional troublemaker could undermine its efforts to defend its maritime rights. Jose Antonio Goitia’s call followed Chinese Ambassador…
By José Luís de Sales Marques Symbolic diplomacy by Trump and meaningful speeches by Xi Jinping Moreover, since there is already a track record that some of the main flashpoints in China-US relations belong to a bipartisan agenda in Washington,…
“If we do work to meet this moment with purpose, I truly believe that this can be a moment of change. Where we can move to an era of opportunity, not anxiety, and be able to provide my kids and…
At the recent summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, China’s primary objective was to prevent tensions from escalating further. From that perspective, it was largely successful. The investment track was even less successful. Speculation that…
“If we do work to meet this moment with purpose, I truly believe that this can be a moment of change. Where we can move to an era of opportunity, not anxiety, and be able to provide my kids and…
A shift in public sentiment in the United States toward China, particularly among younger people, could open more room for a less confrontational approach to bilateral relations, experts said, while cautioning that US public opinion is still evolving and its…
During the first Cold War, the two superpowers generally avoided challenging each other’s principal spheres of influence. With the notable exception of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, which brought the world perilously close to a third world war, their confrontation…
Scope: This assessment examines whether the United States and China can establish durable strategic stability across the Taiwan Strait, economic security and emerging technologies, with separate European country perspectives and an analytical horizon extending to October 2031. The decisive uncertainty is…
When Donald Trump met Xi Jinping in Beijing in May 2026, the two leaders agreed to establish a relationship of “constructive strategic stability.” Unfortunately, despite this moniker, the new U.S. approach is not constructive, strategic,... A False Sense of U.
The foundation of the world's most important bilateral relations lies in the genuine connections between ordinary people. People-to-people friendship has historically served as a pillar, stabilizer and bridge for China-US relations. More than eight decades later, the legacy of the…