While "Bidenomics" brought prosperity to the U.S. economy, it also led to an increasingly fragile economic structure. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the underlying vulnerability of the U.S. economy is greater than what the economic indicators show. The Trump administration is working to strengthen the private sector’s contribution to job creation, with measures including regulatory cuts, extending tax cuts, and using tariff policies to rebalance the U.S. economy. This implies that in the future, Trump’s economic policies will become increasingly politically driven, with tariffs serving as one of the tools to achieve his political goals, in the opinion of
Wei Hongxu, Senior Economist of China Macro-Economy Research Center at ANBOUND.
>>Since the Taliban's return to power, the international community generally acknowledges that violence within Afghanistan has decreased. However, existing analyses also point out that the Taliban regime has failed to effectively integrate internal forces, and its relationship with its most important neighbor, Pakistan, continues to deteriorate. Now, with the intensifying infighting within the Taliban leadership, the possibility of a deepening internal crisis in Afghanistan cannot be overlooked. With the deepening deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan, it is certain to create a regional spillover effect. Refugees and armed militants are likely to spread to neighboring countries, which would, in turn, have a negative impact on the entire Central Asian region, according to
Zhou Chao, Research Fellow for Geopolitical Strategy programme at ANBOUND.
>>The strategic significance and value of Myanmar to China is indisputable. However, the unchecked activities of organized Chinese crime are providing Myanmar and Southeast Asia with reasons to reconsider their relationship with China. It now appears that the strategic window of opportunity for China in Myanmar and Southeast Asia is gradually closing. If China continues to neglect proactive measures to address issues such as call center crimes, it risks facing the loss of influence in the region, with potentially very high costs to bear, writes
Zhao Zhijiang, Research Fellow for Geopolitical Strategy programme at ANBOUND.
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