For China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains.

China's massive missile force threatens U.S. Pacific bases as both nations race to build long-range weapons. Experts analyze the strategic competition.

The United States is confronting an existential threat -- but not the kind defined by ships on the horizon or missiles in the air. The danger instead

China is leading research in nearly 90% of the crucial technologies that “significantly enhance, or pose risks to, a country’s national interests”, according to a technology tracker run by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) — an independent think-tank.

China’s systematic and orchestrated campaign of intellectual property theft and technological advancement poses an unprecedented threat to America’s national security, demanding a comprehensive and urgent response. The United States, once undisputed in ...

Despite being banned in China, a dangerous pesticide that endangers farmworkers is flowing from Chinese manufacturers into the United States.

The United States cannot replicate the outcomes of China’s development model without adopting its political system. China’s success is inseparable from the coercive power of its party-state. Emulating its strategy would require suppressing consumption,

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The Trump administration's 2025 National Security Strategy redefines global power dynamics, placing India at a critical juncture. The document emphas