Claus Soong

Former Analyst

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Claus Soong

Former Analyst

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, gestures as he greets U.S. President Donald Trump at Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, Friday, May 15, 2026.

China’s moment to shape a new global order

Claus Soong

Comment

Jul 07, 2026

KMT Chairperson Cheng Li-wun meets with Communist Party of China General Secretary Xi Jinping in Beijing on April 10, 2026.

Xi softens his Taiwan messaging, setting a potential trap for Trump in Beijing

Claus Soong

Comment

Apr 28, 2026

Vehicles are loading containers at Qingdao Port Foreign Trade Container Terminal in Shandong Province, China

Many countries launch new trade measures – but China’s exports just keep growing

Jacob Gunter

Claus Soong

Comment

Feb 19, 2026

National flags of China and the United States

Complicating security in Asia, Trumps sees China as a contingent, not a constant competitor

Claus Soong

Comment

Feb 17, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, attends a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025.

Art of the struggle meets great power competition: Beijing’s approach to Trump 2.0

Claus Soong

Comment

Dec 17, 2025

Swimmers participate in the Victoria Harbour Race in Victoria Harbor on November 22, 2025 in Hong Kong

MERICS China Forecast 2026: High expectations for Chinese innovation, low expectations for relations with US and EU

Claus Soong

Niklas Hintermayer

Comment

Nov 26, 2025

ndrei Belousov (3rd L front), Defence Minister of Russia, and his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun (3rd R front) hold a meeting on the sidelines of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) Meeting of Defence Ministers

China–Russia military cooperation targeting Taiwan could link the European and Asia–Pacific theaters

Claus Soong

Comment

Nov 06, 2025

A huge screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering a speech at the start of a parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Rewriting world history to redefine the global order: Xi’s claim to China’s moral right to lead

Claus Soong

Comment

Oct 31, 2025

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a vehicle to promote narratives of China and Russia, with Claus Soong

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Aug 29, 2025

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China’s moment to shape a new global order

Xi softens his Taiwan messaging, setting a potential trap for Trump in Beijing

Many countries launch new trade measures – but China’s exports just keep growing

Complicating security in Asia, Trumps sees China as a contingent, not a constant competitor

Art of the struggle meets great power competition: Beijing’s approach to Trump 2.0

MERICS China Forecast 2026: High expectations for Chinese innovation, low expectations for relations with US and EU

China–Russia military cooperation targeting Taiwan could link the European and Asia–Pacific theaters

Rewriting world history to redefine the global order: Xi’s claim to China’s moral right to lead

All podcasts with Claus Soong

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a vehicle to promote narratives of China and Russia, with Claus Soong

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