The U.S.–India semiconductor cooperation story is well-stocked with top-level strategic intent. What remains unresolved, however, are some underlying challenges that will determine whether the cooperation actually functions. Three such friction points stand out. In February 2025, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and U.S. president Donald Trump launched the Transforming the Relationship Utilizing Strategic Technology (TRUST) initiative, naming semiconductors as a […]

President Donald Trump has established a reputation for the unpredictable. But his trip to China has displayed a different side of a U.S. leader with a penchant for putting pressure first in his international dealings. “We’re going to have a fantastic future together. Such respect for China, the job you’ve done,” Trump said of Chinese President Xi Jinping. “You’re a […]

At Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, Xi Jinping put a question to Donald Trump, the answer to which has profound consequences not only for China and the U.S., but the whole world. “Can China and the United States overcome the Thucydides Trap and create a new paradigm of major country relations?” Xi asked the U.S. president as the two […]

The opening headlines from the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing signal an openness on the Chinese side towards stabilising relations with the US. In his opening remarks, the Chinese president noted that China and the US “should be partners not rivals”. But he warned Trump that a crisis over Taiwan could lead to “clashes and even […]