The New Silk Road

A few hundred people rallied this week in the Kyrgyz capital against Chinese migrants and economic ties. Such resistance is likely to grow as Beijing's presence in the region expands.

Manila has beaten a path to Beijing's door in the hopes of attracting investment, but the much-anticipated funds have yet to arrive.

Beijing is eager to tap into the Arctic's abundant resources and take advantage of shipping lanes that will open as sea ice recedes. But it will need to muscle into the region first.

Beijing is plotting a number of strategies to manage U.S. pressure in the coming year.

Beijing's economic and military expansion into South Asia challenges New Delhi's ability to maintain its influence over its neighbors.

The recent summit between Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese President Xi Jinping brought promises for continued cooperation with an eye toward pressuring India.

For Moscow and Beijing, the more Washington tries to squeeze them, the smaller their differences with each other become.

The country's president has axed his erstwhile ally in favor of a former rival and strongman. The implications of the upheaval, however, will extend far beyond the island nation's shores to even affect the growing Sino-Indian rivalry.

While Israel needs the investment, it remains wary of Beijing and close to Washington.

Beijing has loudly proclaimed that its "anti-extremism" campaign involving Xinjiang's Uighurs is an internal matter. Now, however, the United States is considering whether to slap sanctions on China over the matter.