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China warns US it will respond to latest Taiwan weapons sales
China said it filed a diplomatic complaint with the US and reserved the right to retaliate after the latest American weapons sales to Taiwan.
October 27, 2024
Geopolitics
As US and China play the Great Game, Singapore’s prospects remain bright
Mahbubani believes the US lacks a comprehensive long-term strategy in its US contest with China, which could be its fatal flaw.
November 09, 2023
News
China urges Japan to refrain from joining US chip curbs
China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang added that China looks forward to working together for better bilateral relations.
April 03, 2023
Digital Economy
Tech could get worse before it gets better in 2023
Layoffs, crypto winter and the US-China tension, are top challenges for the tech industry this year, but there's still hope.
January 06, 2023
US-China trade war
US-China relationship in a fog of war
With domestic issues still unresolved, the last thing Biden and Xi want is an international crisis to aggravate their problems.
January 05, 2023
Sector Focus
Chip industry defies optimists as it conforms to historical patterns
The semiconductor market was predicted to break out of its boom-bust cycle in January. However, this does not seem so 12 months on
December 16, 2022
Geopolitics
Xi-Biden’s G20 meeting ‘important and constructive’, but Wong sees ‘long and difficult journey ahead’
Despite the meeting, Wong says "we shouldn't have any illusions that this one meeting has changed things overnight."
November 17, 2022
US-China trade war
The future world will be multipolar, if we don't kill each other first: George Yeo
“When you distrust a person, you assess him on the basis of his capability, not on the basis of his intention.”
November 10, 2022
Geopolitics
A 'much safer world' if China integrates with the US economy: Tharman
“I always hold my breath when people say it is Asia’s century. Expect the unexpected.”
September 22, 2022
Geopolitics
The tangled web of semiconductor supply chains and geopolitics
How do tensions over the Taiwan Strait affect the supply of semiconductor chips, and where are the weak spots in this chain?
August 18, 2022