The US And The CPC: A Tale Of Two Anniversaries
Carlos Martinez, Orinoco Tribune. Marking milestones in the histories of China and the United States. This week offers a chance to examine two very different visions of the international order.…
The AI Cold War: How Silicon Valley Is Selling Fear of China to Protect Its Monopoly
Joshua Scheer Is the race for artificial intelligence really about national security—or about preserving corporate power? In this wide-ranging analysis, journalist Ben Norton argues that America’s biggest technology companies are…
Hegseth Orders Pacific Allies To Arm For China War
Gary Wilson, Struggle – La Lucha. U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth went to Singapore on May 30 with an order for Washington’s allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific: spend…
China exports 68 GW of Solar PV amid Hormuz Energy Crisis
Juan Cole Informed Comment The Ember energy think tank reports the numbers for China’s green energy exports this spring and they are mind-blowing. The Hormuz energy crisis is having predictable…
Michael Brenner: Hegemony?
What is hegemony? Is the United States losing it? Michael Brenner for Consortium News HEGEMONY. “Hegemony, Hegemon everywhere — but not a ‘definition’ in sight.” Talk about American foreign policy…
The Russian-Chinese Communiqué
Consortium News After their summit in Beijing on Wednesday, the Russian and Chinese presidents issued the following communiqué, declaring the failure of neocolonial hegemony and the emergence of a new…
Trump’s Failed China Trip Shows His Trade War Backfired, And US Corporations Are Desperate
Donald Trump visited Beijing alongside the billionaire CEOs of a dozen top US corporations. His failure to pressure China to meet his demands demonstrated how Washington lost the trade war.…
Lawrence Wilkerson: Trump-Xi Meeting After U.S. Defeat in Iran
ScheerPost Staff Drawing on Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson’s stark assessment of Donald Trump’s Beijing summit with Xi Jinping — and the broader collapse of U.S. geopolitical dominance after the disastrous Iran…
Trump‑Xi summit: Cautious Progress On Trade, Ties And Some ‘Win‑Wins’
Yan Bennett for the Conversation President Donald Trump departed China on May 15, 2026, after a two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that was scrutinized from every angle for…
This Is The REAL Reason For Trump’s Visit To China
Joshua Scheer Donald Trump didn’t arrive in Beijing as the leader of a confident superpower. He arrived like a salesman carrying a collapsing empire on his back — flanked not…
Trump GLAZES XI As US Intel Says China Stronger Than Ever
ScheerPost Staff Donald Trump’s high‑stakes trip to Beijing has produced one of the most lopsided diplomatic spectacles in recent memory. As U.S. intelligence quietly concludes that China has emerged from…
Trade War, Tech War, Energy War: Xu Qinduo Breaks Down the Trump–Xi Negotiations
Josh Scheer As Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping in Beijing, the world’s two largest powers attempt to choreograph stability atop a decade of escalating economic warfare, military brinkmanship, and mutual…
Trump Lands In Beijing With Over A Dozen Western Moguls In Tow
News Desk, The Cradle. Ahead of high-stakes talks with President Xi. Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and top executives from Nvidia, Qualcomm, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Mastercard, Visa, Boeing, and Meta joined…
Iran LOCKED & LOADED on US Navy, Trump UTTERLY HUMILIATED by China | Ben Norton
Geopolitical analyst and host of Geopolitical Economy Report Ben Norton joins the show to discuss stunning intel revelations on Iran’s military capabilities as Iranian officials warn they are fully locked…