China corners American defense industry giants

Beijing has played one of the most important cards against Washington’s moves on Taiwan. It has banned the sale of dual-use items and blacklisted US arms manufacturers. America admits its unpreparedness for a possible Taiwan crisis and fears the collapse of the West’s rules-based order. China’s Ministry of Commerce has banned the sale of dual-use […]

Xi-Biden Meeting and the Course of US-China Relations

Attending the APEC Summit in the US, Xi’s meeting with Biden was low-tension and concluded with several mutual agreements. However, the future of the two countries’ relations doesn’t seem promising. The Biden-Xi meeting was arguably the most anticipated and significant bilateral summit of 2023. Throughout the year, the two major nations clashed over several issues—from […]

The United States’ miscalculation in Taiwan

The US and China are once again engaged in conflict in the Pacific after Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, visited Taiwan. The problem is not just a provocation of the US playing the Taiwan card. If we take a comprehensive look, the only goal of the US in supporting the […]