The layering and reconfiguration of connectivity is underway. History warns that declaring the end of globalization too early obscures the institutional and regulatory restructuring processes that are already in motion.

Polices to address the cost of living and housing in America are central to the White House’s voter outreach, but they are not without risks and potential downsides in the long run. Trump’s policies may win some voter support but will not generate momentum for long-term economic growth.

China’s creation and evolution of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank illustrates a strategy of shaping, rather than overturning, the global financial order by working within multilateral norms while highlighting the limits of existing development institutions. The AIIB’s growth, governance practices, and partnerships show how China is advancing influence through institutional participation and reform by example, underscoring both the opportunities for engagement and the risks of exclusion for the United States in an increasingly multipolar financial system.

China has deliberately kept the yuan stable in recent years, prioritizing currency credibility and controlled internationalization over export-driven devaluation, as a weaker currency now risks trade tensions, regional instability, and undermining long-term strategic goals. Rather than challenging the dollar outright, Beijing is pursuing a state-led, sanctions-resilient financial system and gradually re-anchoring its exchange rate away from a tight dollar peg toward a more multipolar framework.

The American experiment will foster new realities through a low-cost, efficient model for connection nations. The Zangezur Corridor represents more than a transportation route. It is likely to become a crucial variable shaping the future geopolitical landscape.

The Turnberry System is a way to replace the WTO-based postwar multilateral trading system with bilateral agreements. It marks a significant turning point in global trade rules and will profoundly impact the global trade landscape.

It is highly anticipated that even with a continued mix of tensions and collaboration, 2026 will see more of the positive and less of the negative, thus benefiting the people of both countries and the world at large.

The recently released 2025 NSS, shows the limits of decoupling. Defending core interests while designing layered mechanisms that preserve cooperation is the only rational way for the United States and China to avoid mutual destruction and global stagnation.

The national development strategy advocates for a multipolar world and seeks to implement global initiatives on development, security, civilization and governance. It opposes hegemony, defends justice and promotes a world of lasting peace, prosperity, openness and sustainability.

Two separate announcements tell how Trump’s tariffs left China’s exports unscathed while quietly taxing American households.