Chaos seems pre-ordained in FDA approval processes of numerous candidate vaccines. With a fluid reference to 'efficacy', the FDA is expected to deliver emergency authorizations within months, followed by rigorous and extensive year-long studies
Strength of American trade and long-term investments will buttress a clear narrative of US engagement, balancing China's regional influence. A light touch, more trade venues and new industrial options could be explored to counter US' protectionist bent
Eurasia is again a geopolitical reality with the Chinese communication infrastructure on a continental scale and the powerful draw of energy riches, but populous, fragile and deeply divided Central Asia is exposed to overreach by mighty land powers
As a continental power exposed to potential enemies on its extended borders, China has to strike a balance between the show of material force for short-term advantage and legitimacy founded on soft-power influence
The aim in Weiqi, a Chinese board game, is for a player to surround more territory than the opponent by engaging an abstract strategy, which has been described as a foundation of Chinese thinking on the geopolitics of power
The semi-conductor industry is at the nexus of the most critical issues overshadowing US-China relations, from the protection of intellectual property to fair competition to national security
Whoever controls the production of advanced Integrated Circuits commands the terms of trade between nations...With US and Asian semi-conductor majors protective of their Chinese market shares, it is for the US government to confront new reality
Problems can be addressed, one at a time because relevant solutions may be at hand. A geopolitical situation, with many adversarial issues in the mix, might be serene or explosive, tolerated either way, but never wholly satisfactory
Communist ideology has been the cornerstone of China's political stability since 1949 but revolutionary exaltation has developed into orderly reform - a radical conceptual shift leaving the guidance of the CCP intact but a challenge for its leadership
Mobile payments have become a defining feature of Chinese society and the two Internet majors, Aibaba and Tencent, dominate digital consumer transactions at the expense of traditional banking. The Chinese Central Bank is seeking a way out...
Alibaba, the e-commerce giant, and Tencent, the videogame behemoth, are seeking ways to extend their strong presence in markets roiled by fickle consumer expectations and under competitive pressure. Profits will suffer...
