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The administration of US President Donald Trump has proposed new tariffs of up to 12.5 per cent on imports from China and dozens of other trading partners, using a forced-labour investigation to advance what analysts see as a bid to rebuild its tariff regime after recent court setbacks. The Office o

Analysis: Why China's defense minister skipped the Shangri-La Dialogue

JCB to launch app for Taiwan credit card members visiting Japan

US-China detente: Taiwan is the pivot

Among some nuclear strategists, military officers, and lawmakers, a belief bordering on the canonical has taken root that the United States is on the short end of a “deterrence gap” with Russia and China. Both countries, and especially Russia, possess theater-range nuclear weapons, whose comparative

On April 15, technology podcaster Dwarkesh Patel published a two-hour interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. For roughly forty minutes, Patel asked one question six different ways. The question was this: If American-made compute trains AI models with the serious cyber-offensive capabilities Anthrop

The rally in US stocks stalled on Wednesday as clashes between the US and Iran put further strain on a fragile ceasefire agreement, while also driving oil higher.

Resilient Saudi economy proves a draw for wartime Gulf business Reuters

US crude stocks fall on strong export, refining demand, EIA says, as Iran war continues Reuters

In 2024, Michael Swaine wrote, “How to Stop the United States and China from Sliding into War,” where he identified areas that could increase the possibility of an armed conflict between the United States and China. Two years later, after recent talks between President Trump and President Xi, we ask