The Hidden Economic War: How Energy, Food, Sanctions, and Currency Pressure Are Being Deployed Against China and the BRICS. In a recent discussion on The […]
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The “Peak China” Myth
China’s Endless “Final Countdown:” From Gordon Chang to Michael Beckley, the predictions of China’s imminent demise keep coming—and keep missing the mark Finally, China has […]
Hekou: China’s Most Vietnamese City—and a Border Where Both Sides Benefit
The Intertwined Ecosystem of Lao Cai and Hekou What if you could step across an international border and feel as if you never really left […]
Can AI Become a Public Resource? Lessons from the U.S.–China Divide
The Great AI Divergence: Is the Threat in the Technology or the System? In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, two global powers stand […]
The China’s “Cultural Genocide” Myth: What the New Language Law Actually Says.
A year ago, I was traveling through Xinjiang; more recently, I traveled through Tibet. I entered local homes, visited monasteries and mosques, spoke with parents […]
China’s Chokehold on Western Weapons—and the Prospect of a More Peaceful World
From Deindustrialization to Dependence: China’s Strategic Advantage China has become the single most important industrial bottleneck for Western military production. Not because it manufactures complete […]
The Myth of Digital Silence in China
1984 in China: Does the Orwellian Comparison Hold Up? George Orwell’s novel 1984 portrays a totalitarian state that maintains power through surveillance, censorship, and propaganda. It is […]
Everyone Thinks the South China Sea Is About Trade & Resources. They’re Looking at the Wrong Map.
The next major war? What the South China Sea is really about To state it right from the start: This is neither about oil nor […]
The Rupture with the Global System: How Russia and China are Chasing Down Western Aviation
Like China before it—which faced intense sanctions aimed at dismantling its advanced industries and destabilizing its economy—Russia was hit by Western economic sanctions so severe […]
The Morality of Power: War, Virtue, and the Pursuit of Harmony in Asian Statecraft
While the Western tradition often invoked the idea of a “just war” (bellum iustum) to legitimize expansion or ideological ambition, Asian thought framed military force […]