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OPINION
Wednesday 22nd July, 2026
Donald Trump's China policy
Matt Damon (centre) as Odysseus in the Christopher Nolan epic film, The Odyssey. Photo: Universal Pictures / TNS
Column

As I see it

Alex Lo
How an obscure psychologist reshaped the Homeric hero
22 Jul, 2026 - 09:30 am
Visitors walk by a billboard showing a semiconductor chip, at the Chinese International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 26. Photo: Getty Images
Column

The View

Winston Mok
To win the chip war, China needs a multinational strategy
21 Jul, 2026 - 05:31 pm
Pedestrians cross the street in Central on January 26. Rents for premium buildings in Central grew at a pace of 18.5 per cent in annualised terms in the first half of this year. Photo: Jelly Tse
Column

The View

Nicholas Spiro
Asian property: A thin line separates strength from vulnerability
20 Jul, 2026 - 04:30 pm
Chinese workers are seen in a tunnel in Kyrgyzstan, on February 13, part of the 523km China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway currently under construction. Photo: Xinhua
Opinion

Nargiza Umarova
Why China is rapidly expanding its land trade routes to Central Asia
22 Jul, 2026 - 09:13 am
Illustration: Rocio Marquez
Opinion

Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa
Europe’s incoherent ‘China threat’ posture is a threat to itself
21 Jul, 2026 - 08:30 pm
United States at 250
Is the US banning drones from China until it can make better ones itself?
Why Chinese-American success stories still provoke prejudice and fear
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Illustration: Kaliz Lee
Opinion

Wang Huiyao
To prosper, China must become a magnet for international students
21 Jul, 2026 - 09:30 am
An oil tanker unloads imported crude at Qingdao port, in China’s eastern Shandong province, on July 16. Photo CN-STR / AFP
Opinion

Andy Xie
China won’t waste its reserves to cushion oil price impact of Iran war
21 Jul, 2026 - 05:30 am
A participant addresses employees of German car maker Volkswagen during a rally by German trade union IG Metall to protest against restructuring and mass job cut plans, at the VW plant in Zwickau, eastern Germany, on July 9. Photo: AFP
Opinion

Bob Savic
As the EU erects barriers, China’s trade tilts south and east
20 Jul, 2026 - 08:30 pm
The monthly rent for this cage home in Sham Shui Po, measuring less than 20 sq ft in size, was HK$2,500 in 2024. Photo: Dickson Lee
Opinion

Alice Wu
Is Hong Kong doing enough to lose its top spot for expensive housing?
20 Jul, 2026 - 09:30 am
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