Tom Fowdy

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Tom Fowdy is a British writer and analyst of politics and international relations with a primary focus on East Asia.

The unlikely nation now at the centre of US-China tensions Opinion
Recent protests in Nepal highlight the Himalayan state’s growing importance to Washington and Beijing
Feb 22, 2022 14:01
Lessons to be learned from 1972 Nixon-Mao meeting Opinion
US President Richard Nixon’s 1972 visit to China showed how one meeting can change the course of history
Feb 21, 2022 18:17
The West still misunderstands the man who shaped China’s rise Opinion
25 years after the death of former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, his legacy remains complicated
Feb 19, 2022 09:12
Why the US trade war on China has been an economic disaster for Americans Opinion
Trump hailed his 2020 deal with Beijing as “transformative” for the US. He was right – it’s made ordinary US citizens much poorer
Feb 17, 2022 19:56
One of the Five Eyes has blinked over China Opinion
New Zealand has defied the wrath of its Anglosphere allies to sign a big new trade deal with Beijing
Feb 16, 2022 14:42
America’s hypocrisy on China’s overseas military bases is breathtaking Opinion
With hundreds of military bases abroad, the US knows their value. But China’s bid to build one in Africa has met with a predictable response
Feb 14, 2022 13:04
China and Russia shouldn’t take Britain seriously anymore Opinion
No wonder Beijing and Moscow are bemused by Britain – its post-Brexit foreign policy overstates its own importance
Feb 12, 2022 09:13
‘Stop stealing our culture’! Why a dress has made South Koreans mad at China Opinion
The use of a hanbok, the traditional Korean dress, at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics has revealed a faultline that runs much deeper than clothes
Feb 11, 2022 13:18
The poisonous US reaction to China’s America-born gold medalist is very revealing Opinion
Californian Eileen Gu’s decision to compete for her mother’s homeland rather than America has incensed a nation wracked by insecurity over China
Feb 9, 2022 15:46
Britain is undermining the EU to upset China and please the US Opinion
Yesterday, the United Kingdom announced that it was adding itself as a party to a World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute between the European Union and China, as part of a growing row between Beijing and Lithuania over the launch of a Taiwan...
Feb 9, 2022 11:00

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