Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping wave during a meeting in Miraflores Presidential Palace, in Caracas on July 20, 2014. Leo Ramirez | Afp | Getty Images The ancient Greek historian Thucydides once wrote that “the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must.” On Jan. 3, … Read more
TSMC offices in San Jose, California, on April 18, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. government has granted an annual licence to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to import U.S. chip manufacturing equipment to its facilities in Nanjing, China, the chipmaker said on Thursday. The approval “ensures uninterrupted fab operations and product deliveries,” the … Read more
WEST PHILIPPINE SEA, PHILIPPINE – APRIL 27: A Chinese warship is seen sailing near several Philippine and United States Navy vessels partaking in a multilateral maritime exercise as part of the Balikatan drills, after Washington deployed advanced missile systems to the Philippines, in West Philippine Sea, Philippine, on April 27, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Ceng/Anadolu … Read more
Visitors in front of the Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland in Tokyo, Japan on Jan. 17, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan on Monday said it dispatched a senior foreign ministry official to China to ease rising tensions, public broadcaster NHK reported, as tourism-exposed stocks in Tokyo slumped amid the diplomatic feud. Masaaki … Read more