Every significant development involving China now seems to trigger the same argument. A missile test, an investment proposal, an electric vehicle shipment, a port lease or critical mineral project quickly becomes another debate over whether …
In the struggle with China over critical-minerals supply chains, the United States and its partners should focus efforts across three fronts: commercial, technological and allied coordination. Action is needed in each to overcome advantages that …
No one should expect diplomatic pressure alone to make Beijing abandon a sovereignty claim. Ten years ago this month, a tribunal constituted under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea handed China one …
In the South China Sea, China is expanding its presence in disputed waters and adopting increasingly dangerous tactics against neighbouring states. At the same time, it is challenging the centrality of the United Nations Convention …
China won the first critical minerals contest while Australia, India, Japan and the United States were still debating supply-chain resilience. Beijing’s advantage didn’t stem from superior mineral reserves. Australia alone holds globally significant deposits of …




