The geoeconomic impact of “Made in China 2025”
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Beijing is weaponising Tehran’s dependency on the yuan to force a regional settlement. By strangling energy payments and engineering a controlled economic collapse, China is asserting its role as the ultimate arbiter of Middle Eastern stability.
9 Aug 2026

The transfer of advanced air-defence technology from Beijing to Tehran marks a fundamental shift in the Indo-Pacific balance. China is not just arming an ally; it is outsourcing the containment of US maritime supremacy.
4 Aug 2026

As the Levant burns and Washington finds itself anchored in a third Gulf war, Beijing has stepped into the void. By positioning itself as the only credible neutral arbiter, China is effectively rewriting the security architecture of Eurasia.
2 Aug 2026

South East Asian powers are abandoning democratic idealism for cold pragmatism. By integrating Myanmar’s military junta, they aim to break a potential Chinese monopoly over the Indian Ocean corridor and preserve regional autonomy.
2 Aug 2026

Manila has transitioned from a weak link to the primary friction point in the Indo-Pacific. By leveraging transparency and sovereign assertiveness, the Philippines is forcing a structural shift in how Washington and Beijing manage maritime escalation.
31 Jul 2026

South Korea is decoupling its economic survival from the American security umbrella. As Seoul hedges between Washington and Beijing, the traditional 'Dollar-Security' nexus that defined East Asia for eighty years is quietly collapsing into a new multi-polar reality.
24 Jul 2026