Tag: China

Donald Trump seated at a formal table, looking serious, with American flags visible in the background

Trump’s 2025 Strategy: The End of American Primacy and the Rise of Transactional Realism in Asia

The Trump administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy signifies a significant break from the post-World War II international order by rejecting the aim of “permanent American domination” and shifting towards a focus on reindustrialization and “America First” policies, moving the U.S. from upholding norms to aggressive commercial competition in the Indo-Pacific.

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French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands and smiling warmly in front of national flags.

Paris Pursues Investment Reversal as European Industrial Model Faces Chinese Competition

Emmanuel Macron’s December visit to Beijing signified a strategic shift for France, aiming to convert trade deficits into investment chances while addressing European security issues. The trip highlighted key tensions in European-Chinese relations, with Brussels calling for economic rebalancing and Beijing desiring unrestricted market access amidst rising transatlantic trade disputes.

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