When US and Israeli bombs first began falling on Iran at the end of February, China’s leaders were staring at the very real ...

The announcement signals that the contest between America and China has moved beyond software and chatbots into a struggle ...

A report examines how the war in Iran has weighed on Asian economies, but left China in a more advantageous position.

T hucydides thought rising powers tend to cause conflict. Had he been an economist looking at the explosion of Chinese ...

As the US and Iran hammer out how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the market’s next move may rely on one country absent from ...

China welcomed the U.S.-Iran agreement, which could help relieve its own energy shock from the war.

Simultaneous wars in Ukraine and Iran have depleted sources of tungsten, a largely obscure metal that is critical to munitions and industrial production.

Beijing emerged from the conflict with a propaganda coup and expanded influence while allowing Washington to weaken its own ...

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has presented Russia and China with a significant opportunity. Both Moscow and Beijing see the conflict as a chance to undermine U.S. interests in the Middle East and ...

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