The Globalist

Religion is proving an increasingly divisive factor in the politics of Asian nations.

Pollution and a faltering economy are what keep China’s leaders awake at night.

Death by overwork affects not only the families of the deceased, but also the industries they worked in and the national economy.

Chinese purchases of Iranian oil raise tantalizing questions.

The U.S. imports 80% of its rare earths from China, but accounts for just 4% of China’s rare earths exports. This gives China a significant advantage.

Imitation is the highest form of flattery. Trump is not so much fighting China on trade as turning the U.S. into China.

A better safety net for Americans is the issue that should be addressed with at least as much vigor as tariffs on Chinese goods.

Shinzo Abe will have a hard time to make his vision of a Japan as the biggest Asian power a reality.

Chinese investment could become a challenging factor for the European future of the Western Balkans.

A draft U.S. resolution, destined for the UN Security Council and which would designate a Pakistani militant as a global terrorist, challenges China on Xinjiang.