Guide to the Global Economy is your go-to podcast for navigating the increasingly busy intersection of global economics, finance, national security, and geopolitics. Josh and Jessie sit down with the Wall Street Journal’s chief China correspondent, Lingling Wei, to discuss the US President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing in two weeks.
Deputy Foreign Minister François Chih-chung Wu gave an interview to French newspaper Le Monde April 23. He discussed Taiwan's key role in regional security and the global supply chain. Wu said China has intensified military intimidation of Taiwan in recent years. He called on the international community to stand against China’s use of force or coercion.
Taiwan's ruling and opposition parties have failed three times to reach an agreement on the special defense budget. U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming trip to China for a meeting with Xi Jinping is drawing closer. Lien Hsien-ming, president of the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, believes that if the issue is not resolved before the Trump–Xi meeting, Taiwan could run into trouble.
Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs magazine has been the leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs. The magazine has featured contributions from many leading international affairs experts since its founding. It is published by Simon & Schuster, a division of Penguin Books.
Canada's national security environment is the most severe since the Cold War, according to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's (CSIS) 2025 public report. China's activities receive the highest level of concern in the report. Chinese state entities coordinate efforts across political, economic, and technological domains.
On April 28, China’s Ministry of State Security published a short video on social media. It claimed that young Chinese people are refusing to work, marry, or buy homes because foreign-backed media outlets and influencers have been brainwashing them. Within hours, Chinese internet users turned the accusation into a joke that spread faster than any government-approved message.
The Ministry of State Security accused Chinese young people of not working hard. Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of Global Times, the CCP’s flagship nationalist tabloid, found the accusation too much to stomach. Hu believes the ministry's article was a jurisdictional power grab dressed as commentary.
There are tensions between Panama and China over detentions of Panamanian-flagged vessels. 7 members of Panama's National Assembly travelled to China as part of a parliamentary friendship group. They are scheduled to return on May 10. They visited Huawei's headquarters and met with Chinese government officials. They also attended the Canton Fair.
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