Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. China’s Island-Building Project a Bid for Power, Not Popularity 174 November 9, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Age (Australia) on 10 November 2015 by Hugh White (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:AustraliaChinaforeign policygeopoliticsinternational relations Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Mexico: Trump Won’t Take Our Oil March 12, 2026. Published in La JornadaMexican oil is not the property of the United States or Donald Trump. 0 India: Iran’s Brinkmanship and Trump’s Redline: How the Crisis Is Reshaping India’s West Asia Strategy March 10, 2026. Published in FirstpostIf escalation hardens into a binary alignment, India’s pivot will be quiet but decisive. 0 Egypt: When Americans Finally See What We Always Knew March 13, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineA significant segment of the American political elite engages with Israel not through rational calculus but through eschatological conviction. 0 India: How Trump’s Contradictions on Iran May Open a Pandora’s Box in West Asia March 7, 2026. Published in Firstpost Has the Trump administration realized that they have to live with the clerical order in Iran? 0 Australia: How Donald Trump and JD Vance Are ‘Philosophically a Little Bit Different’ on Iran March 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Topics Egypt: When Americans Finally See What We Always Knew March 13, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineA significant segment of the American political elite engages with Israel not through rational calculus but through eschatological conviction. 0 Saudi Arabia: US Attempting to Pass the Buck to its Gulf Allies March 13, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe U.S. has always benefited from and even stirred up the rivalry between Iran and the Arab Gulf states. 0 Ghana: Ghana Must Choose Diplomacy over Alignment in the Israel-Iran Crisis March 13, 2026. Published in GhanaWeb 0 Saudi Arabia: Paradoxes of the Holy War March 13, 2026. Published in OkazAre we looking at a return to the darkness of the Old World, or does President Trump intend to spring yet another one of his endless surprises on us? 0 Australia: Iran, Not the US, Currently Has the Strategic Upper Hand March 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: How Donald Trump and JD Vance Are ‘Philosophically a Little Bit Different’ on Iran March 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: We’re Watching a Religious War between 3 Theocratic States. Is This the 1600s? March 13, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Ireland: Real Legacy of Elvis May Be Contested, but His Story Recalls a Better America March 13, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Related Articles Australia: Iran, Not the US, Currently Has the Strategic Upper Hand March 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: How Donald Trump and JD Vance Are ‘Philosophically a Little Bit Different’ on Iran March 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Malaysia: America’s Democratic Bomb March 13, 2026. Published in Oriental Daily NewsThis ... is all it takes to justify killing: Label a weapon as “democratic,” and the devil himself can masquerade as an angel. Taiwan: Killing the Chicken No Longer Scares the Monkey.* Trump’s Authority Is Waning March 12, 2026. Published in UDNThis loss of authority is Trump’s real problem. India: Iran’s Brinkmanship and Trump’s Redline: How the Crisis Is Reshaping India’s West Asia Strategy March 10, 2026. Published in FirstpostIf escalation hardens into a binary alignment, India’s pivot will be quiet but decisive. Previous articleConservatives in Crisis: The Rise of Donald Trump and Ben Carson Shows a Party in DeclineNext articleObama Has Lost His Middle East Peace Ambition LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment