Bangladesh’s ever-neglected working class
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How China’s economic diplomacy can defuse tensions with the Philippines
China claimed it had a similar understanding with the Marcos administration after it came to power in 2022, whereby the government would keep honouring the agreement. However, Beijing accuses Manila of unilaterally abandoning the arrangement since February 2023 without explanation.
Cannabis stocks surge as Biden administration moves to reclassify marijuana
Cannabis stocks leapt on Tuesday afternoon, buoyed by a Biden administration decision to ease federal restrictions on marijuana.
Nixon’s multipolarity still best way to manage China
Reactions to the recent onslaught of cheap Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) have ranged from panic to dismissal. While panic is never useful in foreign policy, there is reason for concern.
China birthrate, robots to move factories to Africa
The emergence of green technology has once again put African manufacturing in the spotlight.
The use and abuse of maps to dehumanize war
Maps, although seemingly objective representations of the world, hold immense power. They shape our understanding of space, navigate our journeys and define political boundaries. But beneath the veneer of neutrality lies a potential for manipulation.
A US-China pharma drug war in the making
It can credibly be argued that while China’s economy does have a substantial private sector, ultimately state intervention is never far behind. This makes China, for all practical purposes, a state-controlled economy with on its periphery a private sector operating within limits often undefined but limits nonetheless.
