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 […]
Tag: China
The Collapse of Nationalist China: Corruption, Military Defeat, and the Limits of American Power
Chongqing became China’s wartime capital during World War II. At the time, the Western Allies looked at China and saw a superpower in the making. […]
Vietnam’s Bamboo Signals: Balancing 5G Ambition with Geopolitical Reality
Vietnam is rapidly emerging as a global 5G powerhouse, leveraging a pragmatic strategy known as “bamboo diplomacy” to modernize its infrastructure while managing intense geopolitical […]
How Disciplinary Cases Turn into Coup Fantasies
Since 2014, Xi Jinping has tackled corruption and questionable loyalties in the military without hesitation but with great caution. Chinese people I have met have […]
Pioneers Turned Prey
Echoes of 1789 in 1917: When the Revolution Turns on Its Makers The phrase “a revolution that eats its own children” originated in the chaotic […]
Wu Zetian: The Woman Who Rewrote China’s Rules
I. Princess Pingyang’s Legacy Meets Wu Zhao: The Tang Dynasty’s Window of Female Power Wu Zetian was not content with the title of empress—she seized […]
The Sino-Russian Border and the Treaties China Calls Unequal — and Russia Calls History
Unfinished Business: China’s History with Russia’s 19th-Century Treaties China’s relations with former colonial or imperial powers vary widely, and its willingness to “forgive” or move […]
China, Not the U.S., Is the Real Winner of Trump’s Venezuela Gambit
America’s Aggression, China’s Ascendancy It sounds counterintuitive: the U.S. seizes Venezuelan oil, yet China may be the biggest beneficiary. On the surface, mainstream media frames […]
The Taiwan “Idiocy”: Why Game Theory Rules Out a 2027 Invasion
From coastal vulnerability to the “Game of Chicken” with Japan, here is why Beijing is playing a much longer—and more cautious—game. The drumbeat of war […]
China Just Redefined the Future of EVs — And the World Will Have to Catch Up
China’s EV Efficiency Mandate: A Global Game-Changer Starting January 1, 2026, China will enforce mandatory energy-consumption limits for battery-electric passenger cars. Unlike voluntary guidance, this is a hard cap: […]