Across the varied reading of the NSS in Chinese media, one thread recurs: The more Trump leans toward isolationism, the more volatile the global order is likely to become.
China will soon host the 25th meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council, an opportunity it will use to forge business alliances to counter Trump’s tariffs.
In the context of the ongoing geopolitical contestation between the West and China, keeping the US engaged in Ukraine and Gaza will only benefit Beijing in the long run.
Despite raging wars in Europe and West Asia, multiple US govt agencies have made it clear that China’s rise in the Indo-Pacific poses the most significant challenge to America’s global primacy.
Moreover, the report by US-based think tank finds that 8 in every 10 Americans have little or no confidence in Chinese President Xi Jinping 'doing the right thing in world affairs'.
Conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation is leading Project 2025, which lays down policy recommendations & a 180-day playbook should a Republican candidate clinch the Presidency.
Biden had previously upset the Chinese government with comments that suggested American support to Taiwan, a deviation from a long-held US position of 'strategic ambiguity'.
UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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