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What’s the Renminbi Got to Do With it?
A closer look at the impact of China’s currency on China’s export growth.
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DwayneThu, 15 Oct 2026
A closer look at the impact of China’s currency on China’s export growth.
CFR President Michael Froman analyzes Europe’s changing posture toward China and Russia, and how that mirrors what the U.S. approach used to be.
Washington’s sudden decision to open talks with Myanmar’s government grants further legitimacy to an authoritarian regime and is unlikely to deliver access to rare earths.
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How has China imported less oil amid major supply shocks and war in Iran, and what does it mean?
Introduction In the spring of 2025, eleven EU health ministers described Europe’s dependence on Chinese medicines as the weak point in Europe’s defense. The warning was accurate but largely ignored. For twenty of fifty-six active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) that German regulators classify as essential to supply, enough of the world’s production sits in China that […]