The United States (US)-China trade ceasefire, effective November 10, 2025, has ushered in a period of controlled escalation driven by the dynamics of economic interdependence between the two superpowers. This agreement, signed between Donald J. Trump and Xi Jinping, provides for the one-year suspension of sanctions targeting China’s dominance in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors as part of the Section 301 investigation and the temporary lifting of controls on China’s rare earth element (REE) exports.[i]The agreement’s key parameters and asymmetric concessions include the following elements, according to a White House official memorandum dated November 5, 2025: The US has…
Author: Zeynep Çağla ERİN
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On October 30, 2025, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held in Busan, South Korea, the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping went down in history as a critical diplomatic move that temporarily eased trade tensions between the two superpowers. The summit resulted in the reduction of fentanyl tariffs from 20% to 10%, lowering the overall tariff burden from 57% to 47%. Additionally, China agreed to suspend its export restrictions on rare earth elements for one year and to resume purchases of U.S. soybeans and sorghum.[i] In return, the United States postponed for one year…
A country’s cultural values influence its national psychology and identity. Citizens’ values and public opinion are transmitted to state leaders through the media and other information channels, and foreign policy decisions are both directly and indirectly embedded in the collective consciousness. This collective consciousness is shaped by the traditional cultural values that influence the psyche of the Chinese people: harmony, benevolence, truthfulness, wisdom and honesty.[1] Dating back to the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD), the expansion of the Han people into what is now China was accompanied by the promotion of Confucianism as the most advanced ethical system. The core…
Source: ANKASAM An article by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on “preserving and transmitting cultural heritage and carrying forward traditional Chinese culture” was published on April 16, 2024. It is also expected to be published in the eighth issue of Qiushi Journal, the journal of the CPC Central Committee, in 2024.[1] Xi’s idea of culture was first formally put forward at a two-day national meeting on public communication and cultural studies held in Beijing on November 9, 2023. Since then, historic achievements have been made in the fields of public communication and…
Within the last 10 years, China has signed over 200 cooperation agreements with 152 countries and 32 international organizations under the Belt and Road Initiative. This accounts for 83% of countries with diplomatic relations with China.
On Wednesday, October 18, 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced an eight-point plan to support the Belt and Road Initiative.[i] Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, Xi reiterated his country’s commitment to building a multilateral Belt and Road connectivity network. This statement can be interpreted as the goal of building a comprehensive infrastructure network that aims to connect geographically diverse regions. First, Xi pledged to accelerate the high-quality development of the China-Europe Railway Express and announced that they aim to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of this rail transportation. China plans…