China’s Chip Self Reliance Drive Progress Limits and Long Term Trade Offs

China’s Chip Self Reliance Drive Progress Limits and Long Term Trade Offs

  • January 8, 2026

Strategic urgency reshapes semiconductor priorities China’s push for chip self reliance has evolved from a long term industrial ambition into an immediate strategic priority. External supply constraints and technology controls have highlighted the vulnerability of relying on global semiconductor markets. In response, China

Can a US Led Pax Silica Reshape Global Minerals Supply Chains

Can a US Led Pax Silica Reshape Global Minerals Supply Chains

  • December 31, 2025

The Strategic Meaning of Pax Silica The idea of a US led Pax Silica has emerged as Washington intensifies efforts to secure critical minerals that underpin modern technology and national security. Much like earlier eras defined by oil or maritime power, this strategy

Can a US Led Pax Silica Secure Critical Minerals and Challenge China

Can a US Led Pax Silica Secure Critical Minerals and Challenge China

  • December 26, 2025

A New Strategy Built on Minerals and Power As competition between major powers intensifies, access to critical minerals has emerged as one of the defining strategic issues of the decade. These materials sit at the heart of advanced technologies ranging from electric vehicles