Bonnie Glaser
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Bonnie Glaser is followed by Storyz World for research and subject expertise coverage connected to China in the Asia chapter.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Greer and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will meet in early September to discuss summit deliverables, four sources told Reuters https://t.co/nMYIvS6E6y
A Trump-Xi-Putin trilateral meeting is a bad idea. . https://t.co/NK14sh4p6x
Improving joint island-landing capabilities & completing military transformation are the PLA's priorities for force development. "Those efforts do not appear to have been significantly affected by the gaps in the PLA's chain of command caused by Xi's purge of senior military officials" https://t.co/rDC6PKEZO1
In a commentary published Monday, the Beijing-backed Global Times hailed the SCO for building a "new type" of security governance across Eurasia and providing a "paradigm of stability for a volatile world." https://t.co/F9bGIzzLOZ via @NikkeiAsia
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany will take a concrete position on China as he signaled that German companies are taking a harder line when it comes to global trade imbalances. https://t.co/rp7bIqEtLe
Data from Kpler shows that China has received around 1.2 million barrels of oil a day from Iran so far in 2026, only slightly less than the same period last year. https://t.co/xDTwIhF4JG
A study concluded that even when fully mobilized, China’s industrial system would only be able to meet 60% of the military demand for drones in a conflict. “Under high-intensity demand shocks, the supply chain, although possessing certain mobilisation and recovery capabilities, still faces a significant supply-demand gap” https://t.co/GLjCK64VON