China in Transition

When it comes to cyberwarfare, the White House has rewritten the rules of engagement, giving the Pentagon full rein to take the fight to its adversaries.

The destructive takeover of the city's legislative building could widen divisions between the protest leaders advocating peaceful demonstrations and more radical elements hungry to take action.

Once again, the two leaders pulled back from their trade war to try to negotiate a deal. But the difficult issues that have kept an agreement out of reach so far haven't gotten any easier.

Fueled by fears of food insecurity, China is trying to scale back its demand for foreign soybeans -- and with it, Beijing's most potent weapon in U.S. trade negotiations.

Their G-20 summit has the potential to create a trade war truce that unsticks the frozen U.S.-China trade talks, but a number of pitfalls remain.

With candidates expressing sharp differences about relations with China, the outcome of January's presidential and legislative elections will affect Taipei's ties with Beijing and the U.S. for years to come.

The success of the protests against the extradition bill will largely depend on how the movement evolves in the days ahead, as well as the reactions of China and the U.S.

Animated by their opposing visions of economic prosperity and global influence, China and India's competition over Pakistani and Iranian ports, respectively, carry on at all costs.

As the Chinese economy loses steam, its leaders will prioritize heading off the instability that widespread unemployment could bring.