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U.S.-China Competition
![‘Indispensable and Irreplacable’: Taiwan in an Era of US-China Competition ‘Indispensable and Irreplacable’: Taiwan in an Era of US-China Competition](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-42824624664_47ae42890f_k.jpg)
‘Indispensable and Irreplacable’: Taiwan in an Era of US-China Competition
By Ankit Panda
How can Taiwan manage the growing competition between the U.S. and China?
![Global Strategic Trends: Imagining East Asia in 2050 Global Strategic Trends: Imagining East Asia in 2050](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-asia-at-night.jpg)
Global Strategic Trends: Imagining East Asia in 2050
By Li Jie Sheng
A new report from the U.K. predicts trends and flashpoints that will shape East Asia over the next 30-plus years.
![Trump, China, and Ah Q Trump, China, and Ah Q](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-president_trump_with_president_xi_april_2017.jpg)
Trump, China, and Ah Q
By Kerry Brown
Trump proves that the spirit of Lu Xun’s Ah Q is alive and well in China.
![China-US Relations: What’s Next? China-US Relations: What’s Next?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-35450047340_a03a259e40_b.jpg)
China-US Relations: What’s Next?
By Mark J. Valencia
The status quo is breaking down, and proactive steps must be taken to ensure it’s not replaced by another cold war.
![ASEAN Security 'Centrality' and the South China Sea ASEAN Security 'Centrality' and the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-3431867.jpg)
ASEAN Security 'Centrality' and the South China Sea
By Mark J. Valencia
ASEAN ‘‘centrality’’ in security of the South China Sea is rapidly becoming ever more an unobtainable goal.
![How China Is Polarized by America How China Is Polarized by America](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-3690787.jpg)
How China Is Polarized by America
By Xie Tao
Chinese elites are sharply divided in their thinking on the trade war — and China-U.S. relations in general.
![Hidden Spies: Countering the Chinese Intelligence Threat Hidden Spies: Countering the Chinese Intelligence Threat](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-19247_1920.jpg)
Hidden Spies: Countering the Chinese Intelligence Threat
By Melodie Ha
Painting every Chinese student as an intelligence threat is not the way to counter economic and industrial espionage.
![US Makes Up Some Lost Diplomatic Ground Over South China Sea US Makes Up Some Lost Diplomatic Ground Over South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-24527304738_bffb3bba11_z.jpg)
US Makes Up Some Lost Diplomatic Ground Over South China Sea
By Mark J. Valencia
After some setbacks, the U.S. is making progress in its diplomatic struggle with China.
![Pompeo's Indo-Pacific Speech: Geoeconomics on a Shoestring Pompeo's Indo-Pacific Speech: Geoeconomics on a Shoestring](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-djzont6ucaeyvoy.jpg)
Pompeo's Indo-Pacific Speech: Geoeconomics on a Shoestring
By Ankit Panda
Don't expect a quantitative rout of the Belt and Road from the United States.
![What Do China’s Military Hawks Think of Trump? What Do China’s Military Hawks Think of Trump?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18064228529917.jpg)
What Do China’s Military Hawks Think of Trump?
By Xiaofeng Wang
Well-known hardliners react to the new U.S. security strategy and trade war.
![Trade Wars Are Not Good for the US Military Advantage Trade Wars Are Not Good for the US Military Advantage](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-38897358101_f5ace2f2a4_h.jpg)
Trade Wars Are Not Good for the US Military Advantage
By Robert Farley
What will the long-term costs of the Trump administration's trade war be on the U.S. military's technological superiority?
![What History Can Teach Us About the Current US-China Trade War What History Can Teach Us About the Current US-China Trade War](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-35450047340_a03a259e40_b.jpg)
What History Can Teach Us About the Current US-China Trade War
By Jin Kai
This is not the first time the U.S. has worried about a rising economic competitor.