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Disclaimer: The terminology and analysis presented here do not necessarily reflect the personal views of the author or the official stance of the ChinaMed Project, T.wai. For the sake of consistency and clarity, this piece employs the commonly recognized term “Western Sahara.”
Vietnam's Defense Minister Phan Van Giang (R) and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) shake hands during a welcoming ceremony at the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Hanoi on November 2, 2025. AFP
Welcome to Myth and Misperception! It has never been more urgent to understand China’s relations with the Global South and how they impact the United States. Unfortunately, many observers in the West do not have a firm understanding of these relationships due to an absence of native voices. This shortage has ...
Critical Minerals Weekly Digest: U.S. Expands ‘Critical Minerals’ List as Global Race to Bypass China Inten
This is a free preview of the upcoming Critical Minerals Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service launching in Summer 2025. Policy shifts this week widened Washington’s definition of “critical minerals,” as state-owned companies and trading houses stepped up ...
Xi Launches Global Governance Initiative
In addition to China’s President Xi Jinping’s diplomatic blitz at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit and this week’s upcoming military parade, he also launched the Global Governance initiative. It is the latest - and possibly the most prominent - of a series of initiatives that emblematize China’s ...
Commitment Tracker: What Xi Promised at SCO Summit
This year’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit will likely be remembered for its optics dominated by embullient hugs between China’s President Xi Jinping, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as the launch of the Global Governance Initiative.
What a Ukraine Deal Would Mean for China’s Energy Security
In August, President Trump hosted a marathon of meetings aimed at delivering on a Ukraine-Russia peace deal. Previously, the Trump Administration hinted at reducing or lifting sanctions on Moscow as part of a final deal. A Ukraine peace deal that rolls back sanctions on Russia may undercut ...
Indonesia Trade Surplus Masks a Persistent China Deficit Problem
China has tightened its hold on Indonesia’s economy, emerging as the largest buyer of non-oil exports (22.64%) and the largest source of non-oil imports (40.35%) of Indonesia's trade from January to July 2025. China is Indonesia’s top buyer of non-oil ...
Putin Tells Xi China-Russia Ties Are at ‘Unprecedented Level’
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday that their countries' ties were at an "unprecedented level" during talks in Beijing ahead of a massive military parade. World leaders, including North Korea's Kim Jong Un, are gathering in China's ...