By Dr. Ali Alsaç Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing on May 13–15, 2026, should be read not merely as a diplomatic contact, but as a stage showcasing the 21st century’s technological balance of power. It is no coincidence that Trump was accompanied by top-level representatives from the technology, finance, payment systems, aviation, and semiconductor sectors, including Elon Musk, Tim Cook, ...
By Edvard Chesnokov, from Moscow / Russia In light of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China, we asked Tatyana Kosacheva, political scientist, Deputy Head of the Political Projects Department at KG “Polilog”, about US-China relations, multipolarity, and developments in Iran. Kosacheva made critical assessments regarding the course of US-China relations. Xi Jinping and Donald Trump held a critical meeting. ...
By Tehran Tapdigov A meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump was held in Beijing. Executives from several major American companies, including Tesla and Apple, also participated in the dialogue held at the Great Hall of the People. According to reports, the talks lasted for a little over two hours. It was also stated that the ...
By Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing / China U.S. President Trump arrived in Beijing accompanied by political representatives and a massive group of CEOs (leaders of 17 companies). Welcomed at the airport with a large and warm ceremony, Trump met with Xi Jinping and his delegation this morning at the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen. Prior to the meeting, ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer As speeding up global competition in the emerging technologies sweeps across the world, America remains one of the globe’s most vibrant hotspots of innovation. It possesses topflight universities, top-flight research institutes, and a spirit of entrepreneurship that drives innovation breakthrough after innovation breakthrough. America still remakes the digital age. But even as this old-time strength persists, ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer In a climate of growing tensions and mounting rhetoric, China–US relations look more precarious by the minute. From tech controls and trade wars to ideological sparring and geostrategic posturing, both countries have been caught in a series of strategic moves reflective of an escalating distrust. But under the cover of hostility is a tough reality hidden ...
By Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing / China More than a week has passed since the renewed attacks by the US and Israel against Iran and the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. During this period, Iran targeted almost all US bases in West Asia and carried out successful retaliations against Tel Aviv. The operations launched by Trump with the statement, ...
The process of containing China’s economic presence in Latin America and the Caribbean is already underway, both openly and more subtly. Beyond the outright rejection of Chinese companies in Venezuela following the armed incursion into that country on January 3rd, other manifestations point to a trend unfolding in the areas of trade, investment, technology, and security. While China has the ...
By Dr. Fernando Esteche The decision by Panama’s Supreme Court to annul the concession that allowed CK Hutchison to operate the Cristóbal and Balboa ports on the Panama Canal represents the culmination of a geopolitical operation executed with surgical precision. The ruling by Panama’s highest court is not an exercise in independent judicial sovereignty but rather confirmation that Panama remains ...
By Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing / China A new bill submitted to Congress in the US clearly demonstrates the stage Washington’s containment strategy against China in the Pacific has reached. According to the proposal, the US will negotiate new free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries; it will eliminate tariffs on certain products and deepen economic relations. The rationale is ...
By Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing / China With Donald Trump’s return to the global stage, the U.S. foreign policy strategy has shifted away from its long-proclaimed mission of defending so-called “freedom and democracy” toward a period entirely oriented around American interests -a new “era of the best deals.” At the heart of this change lies Trump’s “America First” doctrine, which ...
Dedicated to the Heroic Guerrilla, Commander Ernesto Che Guevara, on the 58th anniversary of his passing into immortality After reading a recent article by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, I was left thinking about a phrase he said: “Trump has once again entered an alternate reality…” With the unique irony that has characterized him in recent years and that has ...