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The US and China crave hegemony without responsibility

The US and China crave hegemony without responsibility

Beijing has yet to step forward to fill the leadership vacuum left by Washington

19.05.2026 10

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How China enables American domination

How China enables American domination

It is a stunted financial power, leaving the US free to rule global markets

18.05.2026 10

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A cold peace between the US and China is good enough

A cold peace between the US and China is good enough

Rather than trying to engineer a grand bargain, this is a moment to prevent deterioration

15.05.2026 10

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The FT View. Xi, Trump and the Thucydides trap

The FT View. Xi, Trump and the Thucydides trap

A summit of low expectations did at least restore some stability

15.05.2026 20

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Trump should go for ‘no deal’ in Beijing

Trump should go for ‘no deal’ in Beijing

The US is ill prepared to make decisions that will shape geopolitics for the foreseeable future

14.05.2026 20

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A note from Trump and Xi’s couples therapist

A note from Trump and Xi’s couples therapist

They’re not listening to each other and growing apart

14.05.2026 10

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Trump is up against China’s great wall of confidence

Trump is up against China’s great wall of confidence

The US president will encounter a very different country to the one he visited in 2017

13.05.2026 10

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A weakened Trump arrives at Xi’s court

China holds the cards — and might settle for flashy but empty announcements while playing a long game

11.05.2026 10

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Trump’s strategy of accommodation with China is a historic mistake

The upcoming summit in Beijing could lock in an American posture of strategic deference

03.05.2026 30

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China is not going to bail Trump out

The US president has a better chance of cajoling help from Nato partners

17.03.2026 10

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