- January 12th, 2025
In an ambitious bid to address its mounting local government debt crisis and stimulate the economy, the Chinese Ministry of Finance is set to issue an estimated 6 trillion yuan (US$843 billion) in ultra-long special treasury bonds over the next...
In early 2022, as Russia prepared to invade Ukraine, China made headlines with a bold declaration: it was forging a “no-limits friendship” with Russia. This pact, framed around extensive collaboration in trade, energy, and security, symbolized a growing closeness between...
China’s relentless economic growth, once the envy of the world, seems like a distant memory today. For decades, the country dazzled with double-digit growth rates, creating an economic juggernaut that reshaped global trade and geopolitics. But recent years have seen...
China is poised to weaponize one of the world’s most essential natural resources: water. With plans underway to construct the world’s largest hydropower project—a colossal 60,000 MW mega-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River, which is known as the Brahmaputra in...
As Indian troops brace for another harsh winter along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, the Indian Army is facing the formidable task of maintaining its forward positions in one of the world’s most treacherous terrains. For the...
China, long known as the world’s manufacturing superpower, continues to pile on more production capacity at an astounding pace. This has left many countries, especially the United States, scrambling to reassess their manufacturing strategies. The fear of being stripped of...
Australian exporters, the country’s rock lobster industry is poised to resume exports to China following a breakthrough agreement at the ASEAN summit in Laos last week. After a prolonged trade standoff, the deal, which will take several weeks to finalize,...
While much of the world’s attention is focused on the upcoming U.S. election on November 5, another significant political event will unfold across the Pacific in the tiny island nation of Palau. A tourism-dependent microstate with just over 16,000 registered...
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launched and completed the Joint Sword-2024B Exercise near Taiwan on Monday. This extensive display of military power focused on deterring potential U.S. intervention in any future conflicts in the Taiwan Strait. The exercise, conducted...
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