G7 Finance Ministers Focus on Economic Imbalances, China’s Overcapacity
G7 finance ministers met in Paris from May 18 to 19 to address global economic issues with a focus on trade imbalances, which some...
Senators Push FCC Review of Foreign Funding in Paramount–WBD Deal
Six Democratic U.S. senators urged for a rigorous review of foreign ownership plans in Skydance-backed Paramount’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. In a...
The Solomon Islands Has a New Leader—What Does It Mean for China and Australia?
The Solomon Islands has a new prime minister after Jeremiah Manele lost power in a no-confidence vote, ending months of political uncertainty. The country...
Taiwan’s President Says Peace Depends on Strength After Trump–Xi Talks
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on May 20 said peace across the Taiwan Strait must be secured through strength, in an address delivered on his second...
Taiwan Seeks Detention of 3 in Nvidia AI Server Smuggling Case
Taiwan authorities are seeking to detain three people suspected of forging export documents to send high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) servers containing Nvidia chips to...
Cotton Used in Labubu Dolls Traced to Forced-Labor Region in China, Sparking Call for US Action
Pop Mart’s Labubu dolls have become one of China’s most visible consumer exports, with Chinese state media portraying the brand’s global expansion as a...
Trump Says Xi’s ‘Declining Nation’ Reference Was About Biden-Era America
President Donald Trump on May 14 publicly agreed with Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s suggestion that the United States had become a “declining nation,” and...
Putin-Xi Summit Signals Mutual Dependence Amid US Pressure While Discord Remains: Analysts
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on May 19 for a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping only days after U.S. President Donald...
Telecom Purge in China Points to Factional War Inside the CCP, Analysts Say
Chinese authorities have placed at least six China Mobile executives under investigation in the past month, the latest wave in a sweeping purge of...