- — Why China’s Ice Silk Road has Trump up in Arctic arms
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at 1/12/25 7:43pmWhile 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 Russias assistance. On December 22, 2024, Trump wrote in an X post that “for purposes of national security and freedom throughout the [] The post Why Chinas Ice Silk Road has Trump up in Arctic arms appeared first on Asia Times.- — US Pacific airfields highly vulnerable to China’s preemptive attack
- at 1/12/25 6:58pmUS airfields in the Pacific are critically vulnerable to Chinas 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 in the Western Pacific face critical vulnerability as Chinas Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) has vastly outpaced [] The post US Pacific airfields highly vulnerable to Chinas preemptive attack appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Myanmar’s NUG cooks the books on resistance success
- at 1/10/25 9:04pmAs Myanmar enters its fourth year of post-coup civil war, claims of imminent insurgent victory abound. The Arakan Army (AA) and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) have made historic battlefield gains in Rakhine and Kachin states, respectively. Those followed the August seizure of the Northern Shan state capital of Lashio by the Three Brotherhood Alliance (3BA). [] The post Myanmars NUG cooks the books on resistance success appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Recalibrations in the preset India-US-China triangular equation
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at 1/10/25 3:24pmThis 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 in viewing the emerging course of the triangular dynamics amid fast-paced changes, such as Donald Trump’s [] The post Recalibrations in the preset India-US-China triangular equation appeared first on Asia Times. - — Blacklisting of Tencent, CATL fuels US-China tensions
- at 1/10/25 3:12pmThe United States Department of Defense has been criticized by Chinese commentators for pushing unilateralism after it added Tencent Holdings and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) to its “Chinese military companies” list. The department on January 7 released an update of the Section 1260H list of Chinese military companies operating directly or indirectly in the [] The post Blacklisting of Tencent, CATL fuels US-China tensions appeared first on Asia Times.
- — US-China race for AI’s next frontier is already on
- at 1/10/25 3:19amOn December 26, the Chinese AI lab DeepSeek announced their v3 model. Deploying underpowered chips designed to meet US-imposed restrictions and just US$5.6 million in training costs, DeepSeek achieved performance matching OpenAI’s GPT-4, a model that reportedly cost over $100 million to train. Like most Chinese labs, DeepSeek open-sourced their new model, allowing anyone to [] The post US-China race for AIs next frontier is already on appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Singapore-Malaysia SEZ promises a production powerhouse
- at 1/10/25 2:24amSixty years ago, Singapore’s separation from Malaysia marked the painful collapse of a bold political experiment. What began as a union based on the promise of a shared future and a common market fell apart under the weight of irreconcilable political objectives and deepening communal tensions. For Singapore, the 1965 split was a jarring moment [] The post Singapore-Malaysia SEZ promises a production powerhouse appeared first on Asia Times.
- — US-Germany alliance may not matter so much to Trump
- at 1/9/25 11:50pmLess than 24 hours after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States in November 2024, the German state-owned news service Deutsche Welle published an article with the headline “Trump’s election victory is a nightmare for Germany.” A few hours later, Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, announced that his three-party political coalition had collapsed. Disagreements [] The post US-Germany alliance may not matter so much to Trump appeared first on Asia Times.
- — How Trump could in fact make Canada a US territory
- at 1/9/25 11:10pm“We take nothing by conquest…Thank God,” wrote the National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser, an influential Washington newspaper, in February 1847. The United States had just purchased 55% of Mexico for US$15 million as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The pact concluded the bloody Mexican-American War, which claimed thousands of lives. Despite the loss [] The post How Trump could in fact make Canada a US territory appeared first on Asia Times.
- — The great steepening
- at 1/9/25 10:46pmSubscribe nowwith a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. The great steepening David Goldman analyzes the steepening of the US yield curve following Donald Trump’s election, driven by the Treasury’s expanding borrowing needs. As major global economies rely heavily on debt financing, the utility [] The post The great steepening appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Taiwan hypersonics aim for deep strikes on the mainland
- at 1/9/25 10:05pmTaiwans latest hypersonic missiles allow for precise long-range strikes on Chinas vital infrastructure and military installations, a significant advancement in the self-governing island’s defense strategy amid rising tensions with Beijing. Last month, multiple media sources reported that Taiwan is developing hypersonic missiles capable of striking targets deep into northern China, with ranges extending beyond 2,000 [] The post Taiwan hypersonics aim for deep strikes on the mainland appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Trump power deflating Asian currencies
- at 1/9/25 8:36pmThe US dollar’s sharp appreciation after President-elect Donald Trump’s election win is hitting Asian currencies, with the Chinese yuan, Japanese yen, Indian rupee and Korean won now all plumbing multi-year lows. That’s raising significant concerns about imported inflation and the challenges higher-priced goods will pose to regional governments and central banks’ economic and monetary policymaking. [] The post Trump power deflating Asian currencies appeared first on Asia Times.
- — China’s appetite for salmon could reshape global seafood markets
- at 1/9/25 4:15pmChina’s demand for farmed salmon is growing at an unprecedented pace. In 2023, its imports grew by 46% year on year – with imports of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon up 63%. This remarkable growth is reshaping the global seafood trade. Exporters from Scotland, Norway, Chile, Australia, Faroe Islands, Canada and Iceland are racing to [] The post China’s appetite for salmon could reshape global seafood markets appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Trump’s Greenland bid is about race with China for Arctic control
- at 1/9/25 3:45pmWhen Donald Trump first offered to buy Greenland in 2019, he was widely ridiculed and nothing much came of it, apart from a canceled state visit to Denmark. Fast forward six years and Trump’s renewed “bid” for the world’s largest island is back on the table. And with renewed vigor at that. In an interview [] The post Trumps Greenland bid is about race with China for Arctic control appeared first on Asia Times.
- — China and Latin America, facing Trump, may seek even stronger ties
- at 1/9/25 3:13pmWithin days of Donald Trump’s election win in November 2024, China’s President Xi Jinping was at a ceremony opening a deep-water port in Peru as part of a “diplomatic blitz” through Latin America. Xi’s presence was a symbol of China’s rising influence in the region. The Chinese-funded ($3.4 billion) Chancay port represents an expansion of [] The post China and Latin America, facing Trump, may seek even stronger ties appeared first on Asia Times.
- — How the US sanctioned itself in Ukraine
- at 1/9/25 9:24amSurging US Treasury yields are the main driver of global markets, depressing stock prices, pushing up the US dollar exchange rate, and threatening homebuilding and other rate-dependent economic activity in the United States. As rates rise, moreover, the US Treasury deficit – already above 6% of GDP – will increase. Interest payments on the federal [] The post How the US sanctioned itself in Ukraine appeared first on Asia Times.
- — China’s zero-inflation troubles getting harder to ignore
- at 1/9/25 8:06amChina’s deflation troubles became harder to spin with news that factory prices fell for a 27th straight month in December and that consumer price changes are effectively zero even before Donald Trump’s trade war begins. The 2.3% drop in wholesale costs year on year and negligible 0.1% rise in consumer prices will only intensify speculation [] The post China’s zero-inflation troubles getting harder to ignore appeared first on Asia Times.
- — US missile shield buckling under China, Russia, and North Korea
- at 1/8/25 6:51pmUS missile defenses face mounting criticism as outdated systems and limited interceptors struggle to counter an evolving barrage of nuclear threats. This month, the Atlantic Council released a report arguing that US missile defenses are insufficient against nuclear-armed adversaries such as China, Russia and North Korea. The report states that while the 2022 National Defense [] The post US missile shield buckling under China, Russia, and North Korea appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Dead soldier a reminder US must do more about traumatic brain injury
- at 1/8/25 6:24pmMatthew Livelsberger is the man who committed suicide and blew himself up on January 1st in from of a Trump Hotel is Las Vegas. It is very possible that Livelsberger was a victim of both post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. PTSD and TBI are not the same thing. PTSD is a stress-related impairment [] The post Dead soldier a reminder US must do more about traumatic brain injury appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Ahmad al-Shara seeks legitimacy inside and outside war-torn Syria
- at 1/8/25 5:34pmThe fall of the Assad regime after more than 50 years and the rise of the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has brought Syria to a critical turning point. Decades of Baathist rule entrenched deep ideological and emotional divides within Syrian society. Aside from the massive job of rebuilding the war-torn country’s infrastructure, the [] The post Ahmad al-Shara seeks legitimacy inside and outside war-torn Syria appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Chinese Communist Party’s grip on power is increasingly insecure
- at 1/7/25 4:48pmChinese president Xi Jinping delivered his annual televised new year address on December 31, and commentators have been quick to share their interpretation. Some have emphasized Xi’s passing reference to Chinese reunification as a threat against Taiwan. Others have focused on Xi’s comments about China’s economy, framing them as a fearful reaction to Donald Trump’s [] The post Chinese Communist Party’s grip on power is increasingly insecure appeared first on Asia Times.
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