Zhou Bo

Though some see the stakes this week as nothing short of civilizational, the expectations for any serious accord remain low

Chinese officials are laser-focused on deep, widespread AI domestic use they can monitor and steer at every level of their economy

The topic of artificial intelligence looms large as Chinese President Xi Jinping begins his highly anticipated state visit to Washington

Recently, President Trump renamed artificial intelligence as superintelligence at the UN General Assembly and downplayed all the AI fears emanating from the researcher’s warnings and tech industry executives’ calls to slow down AI development

Trump is expected to personally greet Xi at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington upon his arrival Wednesday, an unusual protocol gesture for a visiting foreign leader

As security deal shakes up calculations for the US, China and Russia, a regional order shaped by regional states is no longer unthinkable

President Xi Jinping has always attached great importance to the development of hardware and technology for the Chinese military

Ukraine has developed an effective, if not necessarily novel, strategy of attrition: kill more Russian soldiers, faster

The US defence secretary’s speech at an annual defence forum had fewer China attacks, no mention of Taiwan and a nebulous vow to be ‘strong, quiet, clear’

Senior defence officials and military leaders from across the Asia-Pacific and beyond convene at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore for the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, one of Asia's premier track-one intergovernmental security forums

Congress media department chief Pawan Khera on Saturday expressed strong displeasure over remarks made by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praising Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir

The two leaders inspected an honor guard, received a gun salute and watched as children waved flags and flowers during the red-carpet ceremony

Chinese leader welcomed US President with a handshake for a superpower summit

From Hormuz fears to oil spikes, investors are adapting to constant shocks

China backs reopening Hormuz to ease market jitters and restore stability

Maritime tracking data and shipping reports show only a handful of vessels successfully transiting the narrow waterway in recent days, mostly Chinese-owned tankers carrying Iraqi crude or other authorized cargoes after securing Iranian permission

The proposal marks the first visible step by Tehran to pull back from more combative ideas floated in recent weeks, which included charging ships for passage through the international waterway and imposing sovereignty on the strait

Economic chokehold replaces strikes, but risks misreading Tehran’s resolve

Beijing on Thursday brushed off the United States' threats of sanctions on countries that buy Iranian oil

Experts warn a drawn-out Iran war will sap global growth and curb other nations’ ability to absorb Chinese exports

If Islamabad can deliver without being sucked into the maelstrom, it can capitalise on its position as peacemaker by signing defence deals with Gulf monarchies and attracting investment from them to strengthen its weak economy

China’s potential role was in the spotlight this week after Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar visited Beijing Tuesday for talks with its top diplomat Wang Yi — a meeting that comes as Islamabad has stepped up to position itself as a peace broker in the conflict

This year's 62nd Munich Security Conference report introduced two new concepts — "wrecking-ball politics" and "bulldozer politics" — which, according to Cui Hongjian, director of Beijing Foreign Studies University's Center for European Union and Regional Development Studies, largely reflect Europe's perception that the United States has shifted from being a rule-maker and guardian of the Western world to a disruptor