Covid: Three big lessons, three years on
East and West got some things right – and other things very wrong.
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East and West got some things right – and other things very wrong.
Across the globe, new lines are being drawn as China faces off with the US. This week was a demonstration of how stark they can be.
A worldwide shortage of artillery shells is hampering both sides as the war enters a pivotal phase.
Despite the show of personal chumminess and close strategic alliance, the cold calculus of geopolitics was whirring beneath the surface.
The country still punches well above its weight when it comes to technology and innovation – but it could be doing better.
As well as opening up lucrative new avenues for trade, the agreement pushes back against Russian and Chinese hostility.
China has already brokered a détente in the Middle East. Can it do the same for Ukraine?
A multi-billion-pound submarine agreement with the US and Australia aims to counter China’s growing might in the Pacific.
A military clash over Taiwan would incur enormous costs for both China and the US. But Beijing is likely to pay the higher price.
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