As the rules-based order declines, hegemony takes on a new form
[South China Morning Post] - 01/21/2025
From new development models to shifting norms, global power is now increasingly shared and contested across different regions and actors.
In Chinese newspapers
In Trump 2.0, Japan faces a familiar uncertainty
Beneath the polite diplomacy lies a current of apprehension about what Donald Trump’s return means for Japan’s place (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Donald Trump says he’s open to Elon Musk buying TikTok ‘if he wanted to’
Billionaire given green light by US president, whose executive order extended company’s deadline to find a (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Trump pardons imprisoned Silk Road founder Ulbricht for online drug scheme
US president makes good on a campaign pledge to free the mastermind behind the illicit drug marketplace Silk Road.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
China’s submarine-launched drones can do more than the US military thinks: study
Amid reports of a new US military plan for an underwater drone release, scientists say China has already done it better.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
EU tariffs failing to stop flood of Chinese electric vehicles, new trade data suggests
China’s exports of electric vehicles to the European Union rose again in December, prompting fears of an escalating (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Deadline looms for EU’s WTO case against China alleging coercion of Lithuania
The dispute automatically expires on Friday unless the European Union actively flags that it intends to continue (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Malaysians call out ‘blatant profiteering’ as Lunar New Year service charge rises at eateries
Angry diners question whether the extra levy truly benefits workers or boosts profits of restaurant owners.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
More Hong Kong home buyers may forfeit their purchase deposits amid high rates, agents say
Deposit defaults on new homes shot up by 75 per cent to 449 last year, and property agents see the trend continuing (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Myanmar deports over 50,000 scam centre workers to China amid crackdown
Myanmar’s ruling junta has called on neighbouring countries to help combat the issue, which analysts say is worth (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
As the rules-based order declines, hegemony takes on a new form
From new development models to shifting norms, global power is now increasingly shared and contested across (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
India set to take back 18,000 citizens from US to placate Trump
In return, New Delhi hopes student and H-1B visas – a large proportion of which go to Indian citizens – will be (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025