China | Watching America

Saudi Arabia: Iran War: Cup Moving Toward the Lip?

Jinghong Chen - May 10, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

As always between the cup and the lip there is many a slip.

Canada: As Trump’s America Steps Back, Xi’s China Moves In

Rejeanne Lacroix - April 30, 2026. Published in National Post

Canada: Trump’s Rule-Breaking Belligerence Lowers the Bar Everywhere

Rejeanne Lacroix - April 22, 2026. Published in National Post

Venezuela: The ‘Shield of the Americas’ Doesn’t Help Latin America

Lucy Preston - April 14, 2026. Published in Tal Cual Digital

Security summits that exclude those most affected and prioritize ideology over pragmatism don’t produce lasting results – they produce photo ops.

Germany: Moon Mission: US and China Vie for Supremacy in Space

Kirsty Low - April 7, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung

It would be a political catastrophe for Donald Trump if [Chinese] taikonauts reached the lunar south pole before the U.S. hoisted its flag there again..

Israel: Put an End to the Threats from Iran and Hezbollah

Jinghong Chen - April 4, 2026. Published in Israel Hayom

This is a particularly opportune moment for Donald Trump to alter the world order in the face of China and Russia and to reshape geopolitics in the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia: A Forward-Looking Vision for the Region and World After This War

Jinghong Chen - April 4, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

Ghana: Great Power Protection: What the Sahel Can Learn from Iran and Venezuela

Jinghong Chen - March 26, 2026. Published in GhanaWeb

[G]reat powers rarely come to the rescue of smaller states once their own strategic interests are at stake.

Japan: US-Japan Leadership Summit: Stick to Refusal of Military Support

Dorothy Phoenix - March 25, 2026. Published in Tokyo Shimbun

Applauding the ringleader of an illegal war is not appropriate, as the prime minister of a peace-loving nation.

Mexico: China Advances, Washington Worries

Patricia Simoni - March 21, 2026. Published in La Cronica de Hoy

[T]he Chinese system allows … Xi Jinping to lead the economy with a strategic discipline difficult to replicate in Western democracies.

India: Iran War: America’s Old Playbook Is Faltering but Bharat Can Help Reset It

Jinghong Chen - March 21, 2026. Published in Firstpost

The entire Trumpian policy of the day, riding high on the MAGA bandwagon, is all about rejigging the world order again in favor of America.

Australia: Trump Has Postponed His Meeting with Xi, but China Is Not Wasting Any Time on It

Rejeanne Lacroix - March 20, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia

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