Throughout the development of the global economy, supply and demand of goods can often be characterized as countervailing. Prices are often determined by the proportion between production and consumption rather than the numerical difference between the two forces. This framing can be useful when determining the overall costs to producers and consumers alike when focusing on key commodities like petroleum. China’s covid era has demonstrated the relationship between supply and demand in the context of international and domestic policy. China’s original lockdown in 2020 primarily demonstrated the role of consumption, whereas the 2022 COVID emergence crisis highlighted the potential role of production in the global petroleum market.

At 4,909 km in length, the Mekong is Asia’s third longest river. It sustains over 70 million people across six countries with active fisheries, farming, industrial production and hydropower. However, the river’s long-term sustainability has been continuously threatened by expansive energy projects in the region. Despite the establishment of various cooperation mechanisms, these mechanisms either are too weak to impact dispute conflicts or unilaterally implement Chinese values. As each party desires to retain some forms of policy advantages over the other, the ever-increasing environmental challenges should be properly addressed in a cooperative manner.

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Read about the rivalry of the United States and China in space, why their cooperation has been limited, and if that can change.

Read about the rise of the Chinese space program and American efforts to match China’s breakneck rate of progression.

Read about the conflicting views of the United States and Chinas regarding anti-satellite weapons and the potential global devastation these weapons could unleash upon an increasingly satellite dependent world.

Is China destined to overtake the United States and become the greatest power on Earth? Or is is doomed by its own ambition to fall?

Read about the most recent developments by both China and the United States as they race for dominance in space.

How will Mars exploration change as more countries become involved, and how will these trends impact the scientific and political community as a whole?