Asia-Pacific
Why China is playing it cool amid Trump's chaos
As the US kicks up dirt in Venezuela, Iran, and Greenland, Beijing is choosing strategic patience over confrontation
January 27, 2026
As the US kicks up dirt in Venezuela, Iran, and Greenland, Beijing is choosing strategic patience over confrontation
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White House insists that aid must get to Gaza per the ceasefire but its ambassador is clinging to Israeli falsehoods about the only agency that can deliver it
But that doesn't mean that it should. Here's why.
In their own way, Donald Trump and Mark Carney both heralded the end of the rules-based order
Fewer sorties and flight hours kick maintenance down the road, hiding performance issues and taking valuable flight time away from pilots
