In Focus
Arbitrary policies introduced by the U.S. president have accelerated a shift of the intern...
Senior Fellow, Gordon & Leon Institute
The recent Financial Times editorial by economist Michael Pettis, in which he advocates fo...
Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology, Senior Fellow at Beijing Taihe Institute
The Trump administration will continue to sway as it seeks new equilibrium amid stress-rel...
Researcher, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Step by step, Europe has flubbed their chances to remain relevant since China’s rise, and...
Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa
Geopolitics Analyst in EU-Asia Relations and AsiaGlobal Fellow, The University of Hong Kong
Despite the growing risk of economic recession at home, President Donald Trump has done no...
Associate Fellow, Institute of American Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
For China-EU relations to develop into a stable, mutually beneficial partnership, the EU m...
Assistant Research Fellow, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Speculation about a "Grand Bargain" between Trump and Xi persists, but deep divisions wi...
Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Fellow at Centre on Contemporary China and the World, HKU and Rhodes Scholar
The recent tariff episode shook global economic confidence in a way that’s only been seen...
Professorial Chairholder in Geopolitics, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Researcher at Department of World Peace and Security, China Institute of International Studies
Former Adjunct Professor, National University of Singapore
Deputy Director of Institute of American and European Studies, CCIEE
Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa
Geopolitics Analyst in EU-Asia Relations and AsiaGlobal Fellow, The University of Hong Kong
China Forum Expert and Deputy Director of China Development Research Center
President of Philippine Association for Chinese Studies, and Research Fellow at Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation
Apr 22
For many nations, a highly profitable trade relationship with the United States is now no longer a given. With President Trump’s tariff agenda looming over the world, how is Asia planning for a future where the U.S. may not be so...
President of Philippine Association for Chinese Studies, and Research Fellow at Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation
Ralph and Claire Landau Professor of Economics, CUHK
Apr 18
An estimate of the impact of the tariff war between China and the U.S. on the Chinese GDP in 2025 is presented. The dependence of the Chinese economy on its exports and, in particular, on its exports to the U.S. has been declining...
Ralph and Claire Landau Professor of Economics, CUHK
Professor, Harvard University
May 02
Eight decades have passed since the energy contained within an atom was used in warfare. Yet rather than suffering nuclear Armageddon, the world has achieved a surprising nuclear stability – so far. Equally remarkable, while nucl...
Professor, Harvard University
Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa
Geopolitics Analyst in EU-Asia Relations and AsiaGlobal Fellow, The University of Hong Kong
Apr 30
Step by step, Europe has flubbed their chances to remain relevant since China’s rise, and now it may be too late for the EU to regain its clout in the global order. Is the dream of a multipolar world coming to a premature end?
Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa
Geopolitics Analyst in EU-Asia Relations and AsiaGlobal Fellow, The University of Hong Kong
Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy of Tsinghua University; Munich Young Leader 2025
Apr 24
The tech rivalry between China and the United States is fast becoming a key variable in the trajectory of relations. It not only reflects divergent innovation paths but fundamentally reshapes the global technological order.
Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy of Tsinghua University; Munich Young Leader 2025
Founding Chair of Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University; China's former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Apr 24
No single country can respond to the fentanyl challenge alone. What’s needed is joint effort and sustained cooperation – not economic coercion.
Founding Chair of Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University; China's former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Researcher, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
May 02
The Trump administration will continue to sway as it seeks new equilibrium amid stress-relieving turbulence. Historical patterns can be seen, but so can evolving realities. No one knows if America will find another escape route.
Researcher, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Fellow at Centre on Contemporary China and the World, HKU and Rhodes Scholar
Apr 22
The early decades of the 21st Century have already seen a rapid shifting of global power, and today one could view the world’s relationships flowing through a four-way struggle for balance and dominance between the U.S., China, t...
Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Fellow at Centre on Contemporary China and the World, HKU and Rhodes Scholar
Assistant Research Fellow, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Apr 28
For China-EU relations to develop into a stable, mutually beneficial partnership, the EU must undertake a more profound reassessment of its perception of China’s rise and the evolving dynamics of economic competition.
Assistant Research Fellow, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Researcher at Department of World Peace and Security, China Institute of International Studies
Former Adjunct Professor, National University of Singapore
Deputy Director of Institute of American and European Studies, CCIEE
Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa
Geopolitics Analyst in EU-Asia Relations and AsiaGlobal Fellow, The University of Hong Kong
China Forum Expert and Deputy Director of China Development Research Center