Era of Ascent: decoding To Lam’s 14th Party Congress report
Reading the political report delivered by Vietnamese General Secretary To Lam to the 14th Party Congress, and stripping away its layers of propaganda, a stark portrait emerges of a new power figure—more decisive and more ambitious, yet…
US ally hedging a rational response to end of Pax Americana
The Washington foreign policy establishment is in predictable panic mode. America’s allies are hedging their bets, diversifying their partnerships, and preparing for what strategists delicately call “US unpredictability.” The December 2025…
China needs to invest bigger at home to sustain prosperity
China’s economy met the government’s official growth target in 2025, with official figures showing real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 5%. Exports played an outsized role in delivering this headline growth. Despite a simmering…
Study debunks Trump’s claim foreigners pay his tariffs
US President Donald Trump has long insisted, in the face of decades of research by economists, that foreign producers are the only ones who are paying for his tariffs on imported goods. However, a major new study released Monday…
Germany’s India pivot a test of strategic consistency
The Indo-Pacific has become the principal arena in which economic security, military power and political norms intersect. No longer defined simply by maritime geography, it now serves as a stress test for the credibility of the so-called…
Carney’s China trip shows energy is Canada’s gateway to Asia
Canada has a lot to gain in Asia. From his attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in October 2025 to his recent visit in Beijing, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s diplomatic trips to Asia show that Canada has…
Seven trillion and one reasons China stocks will keep rallying
TOKYO — As Donald Trump makes the “sell America” trade great again, China’s stock market is gearing up for a better year than his White House would likely want. Goldman Sachs, for one, thinks the MSCI China Index will rise 20% this year,…