In 1936, Nazi Germany, already gaining world notoriety for its authoritarian, xenophobic culture, hosted the Summer Olympics. Some 85 years on, the despotic Chinese Communist Party–with its doctrine of ‘unrestricted warfare’ against America and the Western World–is charged with hosting the Winter Olympics.
New securities regulations coming into force on Jan. 10 are meant to counter Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges that refuse to have their audits verified.
Going into 2022, a topic that will stick around is how China will use economic aggression to bully western nations. I sat down with Dr. Antonio Graceffo for a preview of what to expect in China affairs in the new year.
ghanistan, an ever-shifting military, economic, and geopolitical competition, which often took the form of proxy wars, with the great powers backing local forces, to fight one another.
Ingrained commercial pragmatism and vulnerability to jihadist violence inhibit Beijing from investing heavily in infrastructure and mineral extraction under Taliban-rule.
Over the past decades, the Chinese economy has been growing, at breakneck speed, largely fueled by tremendous export volumes, massive debt, and over-reliance on the real-estate sector.