This month, multiple media outlets reported on the US Navy’s evolving plans for the next-generation DDG(X) destroyer, emphasizing its advanced capabilities and challenges. But while the US Navy bets on the DDG(X)’s futuristic concept to outpace China’s naval surge...

As Donald Trump returns for a second round of shaking up the global economy — especially China — he may end up doing far more damage at home than abroad. Though this argument has been made here and there...

The fragmented dominion of the 21st century sees the two remaining major powers, China and the United States, at pains to define not only their own roles as such but their roles in relation to each other. And in...

Japan’s acquisition of stealthy US cruise missiles will markedly enhance its long-range counterstrike capabilities, a key component of the nation’s remilitarization amid rising threats from China and North Korea.   This month, multiple media outlets reported that the US...

Commercial ships are becoming the next US-China trade war flashpoint as Washington accuses Chinese shipbuilders of deploying non-market practices to win global market share. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has called for responsive actions after its Section 301...

When Donald Trump returns to the White House, he’ll be accompanied by a coterie of China hawks, all vowing to use tariffs and export bans to stop Beijing from challenging the United States’ supremacy in technology. This isn’t entirely...

While the US attempts to solve its missile stockpile crunch with cheap, easily mass-produced missiles, China’s production surge forces a stark reckoning with modern warfare’s industrial and attritional realities and the race to outgun near-peer adversaries. This month, The...

Beijing has lodged strong protests with the United States after the outgoing US President Joe Biden strengthened the chip export ban against China in recent moves.  During the final week before handing over his power to Republican President-elect Donald...

The US Supreme Court on January 17, 2025, upheld a law requiring TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the video app by January 19, 2025, or face a nationwide ban on the app. In a unanimous decision, the...

What may seem like the end of the last vestige of Western colonialism in the Indian Ocean region could well turn out to be the beginning of increased tension between the United States, India — and China. Last October,...

Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. From export dominance to supply chain control: China’s Globalization 2.0 David Goldman highlights China’s shifting trade strategy, dubbed “Globalization...

Social media giant TikTok is preparing to shut down its app in the United States this Sunday – the day that legislation signed by President Joe Biden last year banning the app takes effect. There is a slim chance...

China has a huge and growing trade surplus, as you can see in the chart below. That chart is via Brad Setser, who is really a one-man army in terms of tracking global trade and financial flows. Here’s a thread...

Joe Biden’s claim that China “will never surpass” the US in economic terms has sparked fresh debate among analysts everywhere. Yet count prominent mainland economist Justin Lin Yifu among those who aren’t buying the outgoing American president’s math. Lin,...

Donald Trump has a knack for antagonizing and confusing China. During his first presidential campaign, he accused China of “raping” the US through unfair trade practices. But later in his first term as US president, Trump also called Chinese...

Emerging ultra-long-range counter-air missiles and long-range precision strike capabilities are poised to redefine air superiority, forcing the US and its allies to rethink strategies against increasingly sophisticated adversaries like China. In a December 2024 report to US Congress, the...

And it don’t take money, don’t take fameDon’t need no credit card to ride this train   – Huey Lewis and the News “What’s so bad about deflation?” President Xi Jinping said, according to the Wall Street Journal. “Don’t...

China’s bold moves to counter Starlink’s military applications with cutting-edge satellite disruption methods spotlight the pivotal role space would play in a Taiwan Strait conflict. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that Chinese scientists have developed...

China’s exports grew 10.7% year-on-year in December, outpacing November’s 6.7% gain and beating analyst forecast of 7.3% growth. Restocking in anticipation of tariffs accounted for a small part of the gain, but the main driver of Chinese exports remains...

China’s latest fleet of special-purpose amphibious barges is rewriting the playbook for a potential Taiwan invasion, raising the stakes in the cross-strait standoff with bold new tactics and high-stakes challenges for the self-governing island’s defenders. This month, Naval News...

The ceremonial launch of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway on December 27 was the latest indication of China’s growing influence in Central Asia. Construction is expected to take six years and will bolster China’s growing trade with a strategic region the...

Osamu Suzuki, head of Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corporation since 1978 and the driving force behind India’s Maruti Suzuki, died on December 25, 2024. Overshadowed by Toyota, the Nissan-Renault drama and the rise of China’s BYD, Suzuki was nevertheless one...

While Western media called Republican President-elect Donald Trump a “madman” for suggesting he would buy or “invade” Greenland, China is quietly building up a new maritime Silk Road in the Arctic Ocean with Russia’s assistance.  On December 22, 2024,...

US airfields in the Pacific are critically vulnerable to China’s advanced long-range aviation and missile capabilities, risking devastating losses before a potential conflict even begins. This month, the Hudson Institute think tank released a report saying that US airfields...

This article was originally published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. The triangular equation between India, the United States and China has witnessed radical shifts over the past several decades. Considering such long-term trends helps achieve clarity...