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Unhinged: Disruptive Trump Alienating Frontline Allies

2 days ago | chinausfocus.com | Richard Javad Heydarian

The recent tariff episode shook global economic confidence in a way that’s only been seen in the aftermath of major catastrophes, despite relief coming in the short-term. Has the damage been done to America’s trade hegemony? Click to watch the video: Singaporean Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong on the US tariffs and their implications, 8 April 2025. “We must be clear-eyed about the dangers that are building up in the world.
The Complex Realities of Sport Exchange

2 weeks ago | chinausfocus.com | Susan St.Denis

Sports serve as a powerful platform for cultural exchange, bridging divides through shared discipline and teamwork. While structured presentations and events certainly play a role in showcasing progress and fostering connections, the most meaningful interactions often occur in the moments of discomfort and vulnerability, such as navigating language barriers and cultural differences while collectively working towards a common goal. Sports have shaped my life since childhood.
Brave New World Disorder: Asian Allies Fear Trump Abandonment

1 month ago | chinausfocus.com | Richard Javad Heydarian

The Trump administration's clash with Ukraine has raised doubts about America's strategic reliability, prompting concerns among European and Asian allies about a potential shift in global order under a second Trump presidency. U.S. officials at the table of U.S.-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia, February 18, 2025. The Trump administration’s public showdown with Ukraine sent shockwaves across the world.
“A Grand Bargain”: Will U.S. Abandon Asian Allies for China?

2 months ago | chinausfocus.com | Richard Javad Heydarian

CHINA US Focus Foreign Policy Economy Environment Security Society & Culture Pacific Dialogue Magazine Videos Foreign Policy Donald Trump’s emphatic return to the White House has upended global geopolitics in unexpected ways.
Trump 2.0: U.S., China, and A New Age of Disruption in the Indo-Pacific?

2 months ago | chinausfocus.com | Richard Javad Heydarian

Prior to his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump left little doubt over his aggressively unilateralist foreign policy doctrine. In a lengthy post on his social media platform, Truth Social, he openly warned against any direct challenge to America’s economic hegemony.
China’s Faltering Economy and Investment: Beijing’s Challenge at Home

2 months ago | chinausfocus.com | Doug Bandow

The world’s most important bilateral relationship, between the United States and People’s Republic of China, is likely to face even greater pressure as Donald Trump returns to the White House. Increasingly, seemingly unrelated issues are being tied to the bilateral relationship. For instance, prior to his inauguration, Trump dominated headlines setting forth an aggressive agenda for territorial expansion.
Technology Showdown: Sanctions and Countermeasures

Jan 15, 2025 | chinausfocus.com | Zhu Feng

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on Micron's plan to invest in chips manufacturing at the SRC Arena in Syracuse, New York, on Oct. 27, 2024. Since U.S. President Joe Biden entered the White House in 2021, sanctions have been at the center of the U.S. strategy to hold back China’s technological ascent and industrial modernization. The sanctions aim to preserve America’s economic dominance, as does adding Chinese businesses to the U.S. Entity List and imposing export controls.
What Tech Policy Might Look Like Under Trump 2.0

Jan 13, 2025 | chinausfocus.com | Li Zheng

President-elect Donald Trump held a meeting on Dec. 14, 2024 with some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies. Attendees included Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Satya Nadella, Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, Eric Schmidt, Safra Catz, Brian Krzanich, Chuck Robbins, Ginni Rometty and Peter Thiel. China and the United States signed a protocol to extend their cooperation agreement in science and technology.
Interview with Wang Jisi: Better Future Is Possible but Uncertain

Jan 12, 2025 | chinausfocus.com | Wang Jisi

At the beginning of the new year, China-US Focus interviewed Professor Wang Jisi of Peking University’s School of International Studies and founding president of the university’s Institute of International and Strategic Studies, about the potential scenarios of China-U.S. relations over the next four years. Wang is torn between pessimism and optimism.
What Are the BRICS Good For?

Jan 7, 2025 | chinausfocus.com | Joseph Nye

One question that 2025 may begin to answer is whether the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) is becoming the new center of power in world politics. Now that the group has added new members (Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates) and come to represent 45% of the world population, some believe that it is consolidating the (misleadingly named) “Global South” and posing a serious challenge to American and Western power. But I remain skeptical of such claims.