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China's massive military parade and national capability demonstration.
Beijing’s V-Day parade blends hard-power advances with alliance optics and WWII memory—signaling deterrence and a confident, multipolar China.
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Shanghai Cooperation Summit 2025: Xi Hosts Modi and Putin in a New Global Order
In late August 2025, China’s northern port city of Tianjin transformed into a hub of global diplomacy as President Xi Jinping welcomed over twenty world leaders for a highly anticipated Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit
Cybersecurity
🇨🇳 China’s Cyber Rise: From Fragmented Actors to Strategic Powerhouse
An integrated, state-driven cyber enterprise combining global reach, strategic patience, and comprehensive domestic control.
Drones
Eyes in the Sky: How the US and China are Shaping the Future of Drone Warfare
A balanced overview at how the US and China are shaping the future of warfare through competing advances in unmanned systems and counter-drone defences.
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Undersea Cable Vulnerabilities and National Security Risks
Undersea cables, carrying most of the world’s data, face shared security concerns as both China and the U.S. are scrutinized for roles in infrastructure access and alleged cable interception, highlighting the need for international cooperation and transparent protection measures.
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🇨🇳 DeepSeek’s R1: A Geopolitical and Economic Wake-Up Call in the Global AI Race
DeepSeek’s R1 AI model rivals OpenAI at a fraction of the cost, showcasing China’s rapid innovation gains, raising national security concerns over open-source proliferation, and highlighting how export restrictions can drive efficiency breakthroughs that reshape the global AI race.
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India–China Trade Re-Engagement: Strategic Calculus Under Constraint
India and China cautiously resume selective trade after a five-year freeze, reopening border passes, restoring flights, and negotiating key commodity supplies within a “managed rivalry” framework.
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🇨🇳 Chinese Shipbuilding Capability: Evolution, Scale, and Global Comparison
China’s rise from a minor shipbuilder to the world’s dominant dual-use maritime power has reshaped global shipbuilding capacity, leaving South Korea and Japan in niche roles and the U.S. far behind with strategic risks for security and trade.
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Huawei
How Huawei is turning sanctions into strategy—reshaping global tech power through 5G, AI chips, and a self-reliant vision for China’s digital future.
National AI Strategies
🇨🇳 China’s National AI Strategy
China’s AI push has shifted from catching up at home to setting the rules abroad—melding chip self-reliance, state capital, and Digital-Silk-Road diplomacy into a single strategic engine.
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China’s Military Mega-Project: Strategic Transformation in Command and Control
China is constructing a vast, nuclear-hardened military command center near Beijing to unify its armed forces, modernize operations by 2027, and reshape regional security dynamics.
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China's Strategic Stakes in AI Data Centers
China’s rapid build-out of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers represents a fundamental pillar of its national digital and economic strategy