Xi Jinping runs the one power capable of challenging the United States, and this tag follows him closely: the summits with President Trump, the deals and the double-dealing, the pressure on Taiwan, the arms for Russia and Iran and the loans that buy influence across Latin America and Africa. The articles read his foreign policy through the geopolitics of a rivalry that will define the century, and judge each move by what it means for American strength.
China's new trade rules unveiled in April are alarming U.S. businesses because they could penalize foreign companies attempting to shift sourcing away from China. Beijing is weaponizing legal pressure to block the very "derisking" Washington demands, turning corporate fear into a negotiating tool ahead of a potential Trump-Xi summit.
China retaliated after losing the Panama Canal terminals legally. Panama's Supreme Court ruled the CK Hutchison concession unconstitutional, handing operations to Maersk and MSC. Beijing responded with port harassment of Panamanian vessels. Secretary Rubio drew a hard line: hemispheric sovereignty is non-negotiable.
Depending on China for 70% of strategic technologies isn't trade — it's surrender. Brussels finally acted with its Industrial Accelerator Act, demanding EU-origin manufacturing for EVs, batteries, and solar in public contracts. Industrial sovereignty has a price, but dependency costs more. What took Europe so long?
Taiwan is conducting major military exercises simulating escorted energy shipments through a potential Chinese blockade, drawing critical lessons from the recent Strait of Hormuz crisis. Meanwhile, Beijing's intimidation forced President Lai Ching-te to postpone his Africa trip after overflight permissions were suddenly revoked.
The White House did something unusual this week. It called out Beijing not just for hacking, but for “industrial‑scale campaigns” to steal U.S. frontier AI systems. In a memo first reported by the Financial Times, Trump’s science adviser Michael Kratsios…
Xi Jinping spent eight weeks publicly refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Then, when the pressure became real, he did not call the White House. He called Riyadh. That alone tells you this was not a show of…
Patriots 300, Drones 0. Iran has reportedly expressed deep displeasure over the utter failure of Chinese equipment in the ongoing war. Nearly 300 SF-200 loitering drones—cheap knockoffs of Shahed designs—were launched in desperation, yet almost every single one was swiftly…
