Dr Imran Khalid

China’s research boom signals shift in global academia
- By Dr Imran Khalid
- March 26, 2025
IN a quiet revolution that few could have predicted a decade ago, China has steadily redefined the global hierarchy of academic research, emerging as the…

China’s strategic push for private sector growth
- By Dr Imran Khalid
- February 27, 2025
CHINA’S leadership is doubling down on its tech ambitions amid mounting pressure from the West. On 17 February, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with leading…

The 2025 Asian winter games
- By Dr Imran Khalid
- February 9, 2025
THE 2025 Asian Winter Games, hosted by Harbin in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, have been showcasing the athletic prowess of Asia’s finest. As athletes…

Trump, tariffs and China’s strategic patience
- By Dr Imran Khalid
- January 26, 2025
PRESIDENT Donald Trump, never one to shy away from a headline-grabbing manoeuvre, announced January 21 that he’s mulling a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports,…

Global South solidarity heralds a multipolar future
- By Dr Imran Khalid
- January 14, 2025
THE geopolitical dynamics of 2024 underscored a world in flux. From the relentless Russia-Ukraine war to mounting tensions in the South China Sea, external provocations…

Trade resilience amid global uncertainty
- By Dr Imran Khalid
- December 20, 2024
CHINA’S foreign trade has always served as a bellwether of its economic resilience and global interconnectedness. As the world’s second-largest economy, the numbers it produces…

Reshaping global supply chain dynamics
- By Dr Imran Khalid
- December 3, 2024
IN a world where global supply chains are the lifeblood of economies, Beijing this week becomes the nexus of an ambitious effort to reshape their…

China-EU trade tension escalate over EV tariffs
- By Dr Imran Khalid
- November 20, 2024
JUST days after the European Commission imposed anti-subsidy tariffs of up to 35.3% on Chinese EVs, China’s Ministry of Commerce lodged a formal complaint with…

China’s economic growth amidst global uncertainty
- By Dr Imran Khalid
- November 8, 2024
Amid relentless Western narratives casting doubt on China’s economic trajectory, a closer look re-veals a different truth. At the 2024 Harvard Business Review annual meeting…

Divided Europe faces China’s EV surge amid growing tension
- By Dr Imran Khalid
- October 24, 2024
THE growing friction between China and the European Union over electric vehicles has reached a critical point. On October 4, the European Commission secured the…