The connection between Trump and Nixon is not in temperament or misconduct, but in how each understood the role of government in shaping economic outcomes.

The mother of all trade deals to America’s new defence strategy, the dismissal of a PLA princeling, Prabowo’s Peace Board support, ASEAN’s rejection of Myanmar junta’s poll victory and the deadly ...

As The Economist went to press, Britain’s prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, was visiting China’s president, Xi Jinping, the ...

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp accuses the government of trading "national security for economic crumbs off the Chinese table".

History and economics both show that politicizing normal business cooperation leads nowhere. If Moolenaar and other like-minded US lawmakers truly care about US prosperity and global stability, they ...

The relationship between China and Europe stretches back to antiquity, but it was not until the Age of Exploration that genuine, in-depth exchanges of thought and culture began. Between the 16th and ...

Today’s global system is effectively built around two superpowers — the United States and China. Almost every major political, economic, ...

A combat veteran, Zhang Youxia was once seen as the most trusted man in Xi Jinping’s military. Now he has been accused of ...

Conventional wisdom tells us the liberal democracies are the most peace-loving nations. But the record tells us something ...

Zhang Youxia under investigation after affecting ‘party’s absolute leadership over military’, PLA’s official media claims ...

China said on Saturday (Jan 24) that Zhang Youxia, top-ranked vice-chair of the Central Military Commission, is under ...

In 1900, collective power was used to override the sovereignty of a weaker state. In 2026, collective alignment is being used ...