Great powers have always pursued their interests at the expense of smaller states, but the brazenness on display now is ...
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How the United States can beat China’s A2/AD network

China has spent years building a sophisticated A2/AD network covering its First Island Chain. America has likewise spent ...
Defense expert warns US could run out of missiles in a week during Taiwan conflict as China builds military on 'wartime ...
China understands that raw industrial might, not the best possible platform, is the key to victory in a future great power ...
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Beijing that France’s trade deficit with the country is “not sustainable.” Other ...
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Microsoft Needs to Untangle Itself from Beijing

The US government should take stronger action to untangle big tech firms —including Microsoft—from decades of China ties that ...
In 2025, China is better prepared to counter renewed tariffs from Trump’s second administration compared to the 2018 US–China trade war. This increased preparedness is shaped by past trade war ...
Three CFR experts unpack President Donald Trump’s decision to allow the sale of powerful Nvidia AI chips to China.
People trying to fly from the United States to China may soon be confronted with an unthinkable scenario: Starting next week, there are likely to be no commercial flights bound for the country as ...
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America Won’t Sanction China’s Spy Agency After All

The decision to halt planned sanctions on the Ministry of State Security (MSS), China’s spy agency responsible for cyberwarfare operations, has been widely criticized.
For more than five years, Chinese vessels operating in the South China Sea have repeatedly collided with Philippine ships, sometimes dousing them with water cannons and injuring personnel. In response ...