China’s 2026 stimulus plan isn’t exports, it’s economic reform
TOKYO — There’s little doubt that China’s export engine is working its magic to get Asia’s biggest economy…
Hong Kong is China’s most underestimated strategic asset
It has become fashionable in some circles to speak of Hong Kong’s decline. The narrative is familiar: geopolitical…
US manufacturers face higher Chinese hurdles than soybean farmers
American soybean farmers aren’t alone in their dangerous overdependence on China. In a different way, so are many…
Indonesia’s ill-timed return to the financial brink
Economists worried about the state of central bank independence are almost linearly focused on the Federal Reserve in…
China’s dual-use asteroid-collision research threatens satellites
China has unveiled its mission to impact deliberately a near-Earth asteroid by 2030 – a decisive step toward…
China targeting Musk’s Starlink with low-orbit satellite drive
China is pressing ahead with low-orbit satellite clusters as regulators lay out a framework to accelerate the technology’s…
Asia hanging on Powell’s every word at Jackson Hole
TOKYO — It’s arguably been decades since a single US Federal Reserve speech was as important to Asia…
Crystal clear: China sharpening its anti-satellite laser edge
China is using crystals to enhance the power of satellite-destroying lasers in a daring attempt to blind US…