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US-China relations
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Xi and Trump face their greatest challenge yet: building US-China trust
AI is the test case. A foundational agreement will prove trust is possible – otherwise, mistrust will harden and the detente will dissolve.
22 Sep 2026 - 8:30PM
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North Korea nuclear crisis
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Why Trump-Xi summit must put Korean peninsula back on the agenda
22 Sep 2026 - 5:30AM
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US-China relations
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Success of Xi-Trump summit lies in what happens afterwards
22 Sep 2026 - 1:30PM
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Pacific nations
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Pacific island states are trapped in Cold War 2.0
Geopolitically, it’s like a feudal hierarchy: small island nations as vassals, Australia and New Zealand as local lords and the US as king.
21 Sep 2026 - 5:30AM
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A family photo during the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, Palau, on September 2. Photo: AAP via Reuters
China-North Korea relations
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New North Korea-Russia bridge delivers a powerful message to China
The Yalu bridge remains unused years after completion – a reminder that despite economic reliance on Beijing, Pyongyang still decides where to invest its political attention.
20 Sep 2026 - 8:30PM
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Diplomacy
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Middle powers don’t have to wait for a Trump-Xi-Putin summit
Rather than waiting for great powers to reshape the world, middle powers can find agency by deepening connections between hubs of cooperation.
20 Sep 2026 - 4:30PM
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Diplomacy
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What China really means when it says it’s being ‘strategic’
Rather than geopolitical manoeuvring or calculation, this diplomatic label aims to convey seriousness, patience and a willingness to work for mutual long-term benefit.
20 Sep 2026 - 5:30AM
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President Xi Jinping (right) pose for a photo alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Brics leaders at the Brics summit in New Delhi, India, on September 12. Photo: Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
Artificial intelligence
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AI doesn’t just answer questions – it legitimises bad ones
Readily available AI analysis can give weak ideas credibility they have not earned. Decision-makers need to get the question right before reviewing the answer.
19 Sep 2026 - 4:30PM
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Chinese culture
Being Chinese
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The unspoken reason my Chinese friends choose America
When friends say they can just ‘exist’ in the US, they mean they can stop performing to the Confucian expectations that define Chinese life.
19 Sep 2026 - 5:30AM
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ICBMs
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Why cities have the responsibility to demand nuclear disarmament
As cities are the main targets of nuclear weapons, they have a responsibility to speak out and encourage efforts to eliminate them.
18 Sep 2026 - 9:39PM
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Banking & finance
Macroscope
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Who’s in control of Japanese monetary policy? Tokyo or Washington?
Bessent’s intervention could have adverse implications for Japan’s economy, the BOJ’s credibility and tech-heavy stock markets in Asia.
17 Sep 2026 - 4:30PM
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The Bank of Japan building in Tokyo on June 15. Photo: Reuters
Russia
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Why Russia’s AI-powered economic future lies in its Far East
With a 10-year plan, the Far East gives Moscow what mature economies lack: room to redesign systems at regional scale.
16 Sep 2026 - 8:30PM
United States
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The world is not so much embracing China as recoiling from Trump’s US
The US is haemorrhaging goodwill around the world, but China will have to build up its own trustworthiness and credibility to win hearts and minds.
15 Sep 2026 - 8:30PM
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China economy
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Western businesses need to crack the new CIA: China, India and Asean
The businesses that adapt early to engage China, India and Asean will help draft Asia’s next chapter and profit from it.
15 Sep 2026 - 5:21PM
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Hong Kong economy
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National security will always remain Hong Kong’s top priority
Whether under British rule or modern superpower competition, Hong Kong’s value as a strategic gateway makes it a vital security asset.
15 Sep 2026 - 6:43PM
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People sit on a promenade next to Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on September 8. The city is uniquely positioned to support the national effort to construct alternative financial and technological ecosystems. Photo: AFP
China technology
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China’s J-10CE has foreign buyers, but not yet a market
In service in Pakistan and Uzbekistan and on Bangladesh’s radar, the fighter jet is not yet a threat to Western market dominance.
14 Sep 2026 - 8:30PM
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War and conflict
My Take
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US-Israeli failure to bomb Iran into submission was preordained
From Nazi Germany to Vietnam, history is rich with examples of countries that simply refuse to surrender to bombing.
13 Sep 2026 - 8:30PM
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Ukraine war
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What Ukraine has that Japan and Taiwan lack
Ukraine’s former defence minister is launching a new venture that could offer more than drone technology. Asia should take notes.
11 Sep 2026 - 4:30PM
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A service member of the 414th Separate Unmanned Strike Aviation System Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces checks an FP-1 deep-strike drone before it launches for a combat mission, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, in 2026. Photo: Reuters
Diplomacy
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The Global South cannot afford to let its maritime border disputes fester
Cambodia’s compulsory conciliation with Thailand under UN sea law shows how international law can deliver peaceful outcomes before tensions boil over.
11 Sep 2026 - 5:30AM
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Stocks
Macroscope
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Why the global economy and markets continue to defy doomsayers
Despite rising energy prices and bond yields, economic growth has been resilient and equity markets have been performing strongly.
10 Sep 2026 - 8:30PM
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Climate change
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Cop31: Forget climate pledges, countries like Nepal need actual cash
No payout from the loss and damage fund has reached vulnerable nations. Cop31 must focus on delivering the money already promised.
10 Sep 2026 - 4:30PM
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Diplomacy
As I see it
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Britain should accept a Hong Kong-style handover of the Falklands
Argentina has history, geography and justice on its side. The 1984 Joint Declaration offers a clear precedent for a peaceful, negotiated transfer of sovereignty.
9 Sep 2026 - 9:30AM
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A view of Stanley, Falkland Islands, on October 9, 2019. Argentine President Javier Milei has explicitly rejected military solutions to the country’s territorial dispute with the UK. Photo: AFP
US-Venezuela conflict
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Trump’s Venezuela oil deal: why China can wait and watch
Beijing’s response reflects a calculation that the deal’s fragility will soon show. Energy dominance is not seized by executive order – it is earned through capital, technology and time.
9 Sep 2026 - 5:30AM
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US-China relations
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The false dichotomy in America’s science and tech policy on China
It’s not engagement vs security. The challenge is smart openness: protecting what matters without hurting a great US scientific strength.
8 Sep 2026 - 9:56PM
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Banking & finance
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Virtuous circle of AI titans’ investments could well turn vicious
It’s time to ask how much of the industry’s extraordinary growth is being financed by the same companies benefiting from it.
7 Sep 2026 - 9:27PM
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