Wenran Jiang

Founding director of the China Institute and Mactaggart Research Chair Emeritus at the University of Alberta

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Wenran Jiang, the founding director of the China Institute and Mactaggart Research Chair Emeritus at the University of Alberta, is an adviser at the Toronto-based Institute for Peace and Diplomacy and the President of Canada-China Energy & Environment Forum.

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Washington asks for alignment while Beijing offers strategic flexibility without military entanglement.

US President Donald Trump holds a binder as he stands next to Chinese President Xi Jinping before Xi delivers a speech during a state dinner at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 24, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Growing doubts about the US security umbrella are forcing new strategic calculations across the region.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/File Photo

As the Iran war reshapes global power dynamics, Beijing enters the Trump-Xi summit with more leverage over Washington.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Economic engagement with China does not amount to strategic realignment.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits the Forbidden City during his visit to China

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