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

    Claus Soong
    Comment
    Feb 17, 2026
    U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

    China sees opportunities in global disorder

    Helena Legarda
    Comment
    Feb 16, 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

    US China policy under Trump 2.0, with George Yin

    Podcast
    Nov 07, 2025
    U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, before a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base, October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea.

    Art of the deal meets great power politics: Trump 2.0’s approach to China

    George Yin
    Comment
    Nov 07, 2025

    Trump's trade talks and Europe (Brussels Sprouts podcast)

    Mikko Huotari
    External publication
    Nov 07, 2025
    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.

    Trump-Xi trade truce gives Europe one last chance to finally de-risk from China

    Antonia Hmaidi
    Comment
    Nov 07, 2025

    China in 25: Trump-Xi meeting, Germany-China relations and the next Five-Year Plan

    Podcast
    Oct 31, 2025
    In this photo taken Tuesday, July 6, 2010, workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Baiyunebo mining district

    What you now need to know about China’s expansion of REE export controls

    Jacob Gunter
    Altynay Junusova
    Interview
    Oct 15, 2025

    The double-edged sword of semiconductor export controls: Electronic design automation (CSIS)

    Altynay Junusova
    External publication
    Oct 06, 2025

    China in 25: The US and China at the UN + TikTok deal + EUCCC position paper

    Podcast
    Oct 03, 2025
    AI chip 3d render

    There’s been a shift in US-China tech competition – and it’s not good news for the rest of the world

    Rebecca Arcesati
    Antonia Hmaidi
    Comment
    Jul 07, 2025
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