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China Doesn’t Fear Tariffs. It Fears a Credible US Industrial Strategy.
By Li Qiang
Tariffs alone cannot undo decades of offshoring. Without a complementary labor strategy and industrial policy in the United States, China's manufacturing advantage will remain intact.
To China, Hegseth’s Philippines Trip Was an Escalation
By Ma Bo and Lin Yu
Beijing views deepening Philippines-U.S. military cooperation as a direct security challenge, not only in the South China Sea but also in the Taiwan Strait.
After FM Phone Call, Are Pakistan-US Ties on the Mend?
By Muhammad Murad
The first call between Ishaq Dar and Marco Rubio was another encouraging sign, but great uncertainty remains in the bilateral relationship.
From Trade War to Cold War? A Dangerous Shift Is Underway in China-US Relations
By Chenxi Shen
Washington and Beijing have entered a phase of hardened rhetoric, reciprocal sanctions, and reduced people-to-people engagement. The risk of miscalculation is now dangerously high.
Vietnam Pledges to Crack Down on Illicit Transshipment of Chinese Goods: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
The Trump administration claims that Vietnam's lopsided trade surplus with the U.S. has been inflated by fraudulently rerouted goods from China.
The US Is MIA in Myanmar’s Earthquake Response
By Benedict Rogers
Even if moral or humanitarian factors do not bother Trump’s administration, geopolitical strategic consequences should.
The Case for the US and Bhutan to Establish Formal Diplomatic Relations
By Abhinav Seetharaman
Conditions are ripening to establish official Bhutan-U.S. ties, a goal supported by three trends: tourism, high-level communication, and the strengthening India-U.S. relationship.
Between China’s Advance and America’s Retreat: Europe’s Quest for Strategic Autonomy
By Angelo M’BA and Douglas Brenton Anderson
Trump’s recent measures have cemented a split between Washington and Brussels, but that won’t automatically translate into gains for Beijing.
Pakistan Sees Opportunity in Trump’s Tariffs
By Umair Jamal
Its main Asian competitors for access to the U.S. textile market have been slapped with higher tariffs.
Kazakhstan Makes Trump ‘Reciprocal’ Tariff List
By Catherine Putz
Trade between the U.S. and Kazakhstan is limited and heavily skewed toward energy, which has been exempt from the new tariffs.
Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Change the Trajectory of Vietnam’s Foreign Policy
By Khang Vu
The country’s economic response to the tariffs will be guided by its multilateral and diversified foreign policy approach.
Southeast Asian Governments React to Punitive Trump Tariffs
By Sebastian Strangio
Vietnam and Thailand say they are open to negotiations with Washington, but will also seek to diversify their export markets away from the U.S.