Trade war

The Sino-Venezuelan Model: cooperation, dependence and the rise of new triangular relations with the US

Since the beginning of the new century, China has become one of the most important powers in the world, promoting…

5 years ago

China-Brazil relations under Bolsonaro: from sour to sweet, by necessity…

One year ago, the victory of Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential election opened a big question in relation to the…

5 years ago

China showcases its own brand of authoritarian capitalism

Shortly before entering the Golden Week celebrations of the PRC’s 70th anniversary, Chinese provincial authorities flexed their muscle by dispatching…

5 years ago

Singapore reaffirms its role as a global affairs fixer

Singapore has just strengthened its global position as an international affairs and trade intermediary, proxy and fixer. With the signing…

6 years ago

Japan hits back at Korea over WW2 forced labour row

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI) has announced export restrictions on three chip-making components to South Korea, as…

6 years ago

More of Trump’s “Art of the Deal” on display in Osaka

Osaka's G20 summit was the setting of yet another display of Trump's two-steps-backward-one-step-forward "Art of the Deal" tactics... After branding…

6 years ago

Great Power Politics: why China cannot rise peacefully

Been re-listening to a 2012 conference by Prof. John Mearsheimer, of University of Chicago, on why China cannot rise peacefully.…

6 years ago

The contradictions of Trump’s decoupling strategy

"There is an inherent and fundamental contradiction in the Trump administration’s China policy. On one hand, decoupling U.S. and Chinese…

6 years ago

Trump to slap 5% tariffs on all Mexican goods

And how exactly is Latin America supposed to be willing to remain a vassal of the US empire, with China…

6 years ago

Japanese company’s Korean assets targeted over WW2 row

South Korea keeps waging economic warfare on Japanese competitors by leveraging historical disputes... which were supposedly resolved by the 1965…

6 years ago