https://blog.baifan.site/en/tags/international-relations/Recent content in International Relations on ByF (BaiFan) · Daily Deep ThinkHugo -- gohugo.ioenblog@baifan.site (ByF (BaiFan))blog@baifan.site (ByF (BaiFan))CC BY-NC 4.0Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0800https://blog.baifan.site/en/rare-earth-war-china-strategic-confidence/Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0800blog@baifan.site (ByF (BaiFan))https://blog.baifan.site/en/rare-earth-war-china-strategic-confidence/<figure class="my-6 flex flex-col items-center"> <img src="https://blog.baifan.site/pictures/note/20251107-xituzhanzheng.png" alt="The Rare-Earth War" class="rounded-lg shadow-md mx-auto " loading="lazy" /> <figcaption class="mt-2 text-center text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 italic">The Rare-Earth War</figcaption> </figure> <h1 class="relative group">The Rare-Earth War <div id="the-rare-earth-war" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#the-rare-earth-war" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h1> <p><strong>—— China&rsquo;s strategic confidence and resource sovereignty amid the reshaping of global geopolitics</strong></p> <h2 class="relative group">Preface <div id="preface" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#preface" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>I studied geology at China University of Geosciences. As an undergraduate, as part of an academic activity organized by the university, I wrote a short paper titled &ldquo;The Rare-Earth War.&rdquo; Back then, the &ldquo;war&rdquo; was mostly a metaphor in the academic sense, an exploration of the relationship between resource competition and technological rivalry. Many years on, the world has shifted beyond recognition, and the scenarios once argued on paper are now playing out in reality. Taking up the pen again to rewrite &ldquo;The Rare-Earth War&rdquo; fills me with emotion.</p>https://blog.baifan.site/en/economist-202511-global-analysis/Tue, 09 Sep 2025 20:00:00 +0800blog@baifan.site (ByF (BaiFan))https://blog.baifan.site/en/economist-202511-global-analysis/<p>The November 2025 issue of <em>The Economist</em> sketches a fractured global architecture: an escalating tech war between Washington and Beijing on one side, and defensive contraction alongside balance-sheet recession risks across major economies on the other.</p> <!-- more --> <figure class="my-6 flex flex-col items-center"> <img src="https://blog.baifan.site/pictures/te/te-202511.jpg" alt="Economist Magazine November 2025 Cover" style="max-width: 800px;" class="rounded-lg shadow-md mx-auto center" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption class="mt-2 text-center text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 italic">The Economist November 2025 cover - a deep dive into global economic trends</figcaption> </figure> <h2 class="relative group">Politics and Diplomacy: Strategic Decoupling Without Departure <div id="politics-and-diplomacy-strategic-decoupling-without-departure" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#politics-and-diplomacy-strategic-decoupling-without-departure" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <ul> <li>US-China rivalry in semiconductors and infrastructure continues to escalate: new export controls meet supply-chain rerouting and localized component substitution.</li> <li>Beijing deepens bilateral ties across the Middle East and the Global South through energy and industrial infrastructure pacts.</li> <li>Domestic governance doubles down on preserving baseline stability amidst external containment.</li> </ul> <blockquote><p>US-China &ldquo;decoupling&rdquo; is like a separation where nobody moves out: they shout about breaking up, but deep down they are still calculating chip allocations.</p>