A look at the potential implications a DPP victory could have for Taiwan, mainland China, and the United States. Taiwan’s presidential and legislative elections are just around the corner — and if the current polls hold, the opposition Democratic Progressive ...
China’s massive economic expansion since the end of the Cold War has transformed it from an isolated and impoverished country to a major actor on the world stage. But growth has introduced vulnerabilities, and Chinese economic security interests are now ...
Summary Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of an occasional series on China’s transformation that Stratfor will be building upon periodically. China’s Communist Party is locked in a struggle for political legitimacy. For most of the past three decades, ...
Forecast Even as tensions in the Pacific Rim increase, military ties between China and the United States will become tighter. China will continue to cooperate with the United States and Japan to establish mechanisms to manage crisis situations. U.S. arms ...
By Ian Morris Last week, a visit to the London School of Economics gave me the opportunity to participate in some fascinating and important discussions on everything from the origins of agriculture to the future of the U.S.-Iranian relationship. And yet ...
Summary China’s already formidable military may be about to get an overhaul. With Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly set to unveil what the media is calling the most sweeping set of military reforms since the mid-1980s, one of the most ...
On Saturday, Chinese President Xi Jinping will have a 20-minute meeting with his counterpart from across the Taiwan Strait, President Ma Ying-jeou, followed by dinner in Singapore’s Shangri-La Hotel. Both the Communist-ruled People’s Republic of China and Taiwan (officially known ...
The owners of a warehouse in Tianjin, which exploded on August 12, reported having received special rights to obtain licenses required to implement their business. The two shareholders of the company Hai Rui, a warehouse which exploded on August 12 in ...