Day: September 9, 2025

Is China trying to remove the BRP Sierra Madre, the warship the Philippines deliberately grounded at Second Thomas Shoal, to assert its dubious historical claims over the Spratly Islands? What would this mean for the South China Sea? Our guests share their views.

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France has been plunged into renewed political turmoil after Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a confidence motion in parliament, forcing President Emmanuel Macron to prepare for his third change of government in just over a year. The defeat underscores deep divisions over how Europe’s second-largest economy can confront its towering debt burden while maintaining political stability.Subscribe for full analysis on global markets, policy shifts, and economic trends.00:00 Introduction 00:23 France Faces Third Government Shake-Up04:01 Indonesia’s Finance Minister Ousted in Shock Shake-Up07:16 Visa Crackdown in Georgia Puts South Korea’s U.S. Investment Drive at Risk

Join the Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics on September 9 for an online roundtable discussion on the state of China’s economy. China is making breakthroughs in a variety of technologies, yet by most measures — growth, prices, employment — the macro economy is doing badly. The question is to what extent these challenges are cyclical and to what extent structural, and the potential chances of some sort of economic crisis. Trustee Chair Scott Kennedy will moderate a discussion among top experts, including Arthur Kroeber (Gavekal Dragonomics), Kiyoyuki Seguchi (Canon Institute for Global Studies), Jahangir Aziz (J.P. Morgan), and Tianlei Huang (Peterson Institute of International Economics).

In this video we’ll decode China’s Victory Day Parade to explore the cutting-edge weaponry unveiled in Beijing. A geopolitical message powered by next-gen tech, signaling China’s ambition as it steps onto the world stage.#ChinaVictoryDay #MilitaryParade #DF61 #Hypersonics #NuclearTriad #TechWarfare