Greetings!
The “Fiery Horse” seems fulfilling its promise as a traumatic Year on the lunar calendar, as tectonic plates of a post-world-war II global order are dramatically shifting.
With fig leaf removed, American leadership of a much-vaulted “liberal order” has morphed into reckless imperialism with naked rule of the jungle. Even America’s long-established alliances, including the so- called “Trans-Atlantic” one with Western Europe, are being called into question.
Meanwhile, “meat-grinder” bloody wars continue to rage over Iran, Ukraine, and other tinder-boxes in the Middle East. No tactics are beyond limits, including AI-assisted abduction, direct decapitation, distant proxies or weaponized global disruptions.
With a cool-eye on what President Trump really wants from his long-touted Beijing visit, Beijing manages to hold its ground with its new-found rare-earth global stranglehold, doubling down on China’s global trade and manufacturing supply-chain dominance and pivoting to the Global South, while playing the role as a peace-maker.
Meanwhile, a host of European and other regional powers are re-calibrating their reliance on Uncle Sam as a default trusted partner, now tilting towards Beijing to hedge their bets.
As the ancient Chinese poem goes, amid clamoring noises on both banks, the “China Boat” is sailing steadily towards its 2049 Centenary Goal of national renaissance, severe headwinds notwithstanding. Witness its latest 15th Five Year Plan.
Hopefully, the following may offer some fresh perspectives.
General geopolitical outlook
Geopolitical Outlook 2026 (28 January 2026, BMI Fitch Solutions)
Iranian crisis smoke and mirrors on gold and oil prices (Exclusive recorded interview with Russia’s Izvestia, 2 March 2026
Iran’s strategy to end the war (India Today, 5 March, 2026)
Trump urges global participation in Hormuz security (NewsX World, 15 March 2026)
Iran escalating global energy disruptions by attacking Qatar storage facilities (Times Now of India TV, 18 March 2026)
China-US relations
Trump’s audacious imperialism will only propel China’s rise (Op-ed in South China Morning Post, 14 January 2026)’
Likely outcome of forthcoming Xi-Trump meeting (NewX World, 15 March 2026)
Would China be involved militarily in Iran War? (NewsX World, 8 March, 2026)
Has China entered the War to back Iran Against US and Israel? (Republic TV, 3 March 2026)
China defends its neutrality on the Ukraine war (NewsX World, 24 February, 2026)
Trump’s Greenland claims and Gaza Board of Peace (NewsX World, 20 January 2026)
Trump’s ambition to annex Greenland (NewsX World, 12 January 2026, half way down the video clip)
Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan and Ukraine War – (NewsX World, 17 January 2026)
Europe
How Trump is making China great again—and what it means for Europe (European Council for Foreign Relations, January 2026)
EU brainstorming in a Belgian castle – whys and wherefores (NewsX World 11 February 2026)
China positions at Munich Conference (NewX World, 14 February 2026)
Starmer In China (NewsX World, 28 January 2026)
STARMER: UK not to choose between China and US (NewsX World, 27 January 2026)
Eurasia
China-Azerbaijan relations (Institute for Development and Diplomacy, 3 February 2026)
South America
RTHK Backchat on the current Cuba crisis (24 February 2026)
US Captures Venezuela Oil: Trump seeks guarantees for safety, legal, financial support (NewsX World, 7 January, 2026)
Venezuelan president Nicola Maduro captured in US strike (RTHK Backchat, 6 January 2026)
US-Venezuela Dispute: US President Warns Acting Leader Delcy Rodriguez Of ‘Big Price’ (NewsX World, 5 January, 2026)
Maduro and wife abducted by US – implications (NewsX World, 4 January 2026)
Venezuela crisis – what’s behind it? (NewsX of India, 3 January 2026
China
China’s 15th Five Year Plan – what it means for Hong Kong (RTHK Backchat, 6 March 2026)
Why China’s Future Network Facility can be a game-changer (The Global Analyst, January 2026)
Alleged nuclear testing by China (NewsX World, 18 February 2026)
China’s demographic challenge deepens (NewsX World, 19 January 2026)
China’s latest failed attempt to develop recoverable space launch rocket (NewsX World, 23 December 2025, last segment)
Taiwan
China–Taiwan Tensions: Taiwan vows defense after China rocket drills (NewsX World, 1 January 2026)
Beijing’s Taiwan-encirclement military exercises (NewsX World, 31 December 2025)
Beijing’s new military exercises surrounding Taiwan (NewsX World, 29 December 2025)
US approves $11bn arms package for Taiwan (Press TV, 18 December 2025)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong arrests 21 suspects connected with deadly fire (NewsX World, 2 January 2026)
Appeal verdict on sentencing of Hong Kong’s “pro-democracy activists” –
(NewsX World, 23 February 2026)
South East Asia
North Korea demands answers from South Korea over drone | North Korea Vs South Korea (NewsX World, 11 January, 2026)
Myanmar holds second phase of military run election | Myanmar Elections (NewsX World, 11 January, 2026)
South Korea Drone Investigation: Seoul vows swift probe into drone incident (NewsX World, 12 January 2026)
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Positions
Chairman and CEO, Andrew Leung International Consultants and Investments Limited (Founded in London, now re-incorporated in Hong Kong; name changed from Andrew Leung International Consultants Limited as from 10 July, 2017)
China Futures Fellow, Berkshire Publishing Group, Massachusetts, USA (2011-13)
Brain Trust member, The Evian Group (global think-tank), Lausanne, Switzerland
Gerson Lehrman Group (Global Experts) Council Member
International Expert, Reuters Insight Community of Experts, Thomson Reuters
Senior Analyst, Wikistrat, a cloud-sourced global strategic consultancy based in Tel Aviv and Washington D.C.
Senior Consultant, MEC International (a UK-based global strategic energy consultancy)
Distinguished Contributor, Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA) (global think-tank)
Professor of Practice, Hong Kong Institute of Education for Sustainable Development (2018-20)
Certified Sustainable Development Planner, World Institute of Sustainable Development Planners
Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA)
Elected Member, Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Contributing author, Politics Today
Think-tank Research Fellow, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus, PRC (14.4.2017-13.4.2020)
International Advisory Board Member, Silk Road Partners
Advisory Board member, The e-Centre, European Centre for e-Commerce and Internet Law, Vienna
Honorary Adviser, International Institute of Management (https://www.iim.org/)
Advisory Board member, The Global Analyst, India
Honorary President, China Hong Kong Economic and Trading International Association (from 28 March, 2016)
Global Commercial Agent, Changsha City, China
Hong Kong Advisory Board member, Denmark-based Executive Global Network (EGN)
Visiting Professor, London Metropolitan University Business School
Governing Council Member, King’s College London, UK (2004-2010)
Advisory Board member, China Policy Institute, Nottingham University, UK (2005 -2010)
Visiting Professor, Sun Yat-sen University Business School, China (2005-10)
Founding Chairman, China Group, Institute of Directors City Branch, London, UK (2006-2010)
Vice Chairman, 48 Group Club, UK (2008-2010)
Committee Member of RSA, London Region, UK (2006-2010)
Included in UK’s Who’s Who since 2002
Awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in the July 2005 Hong Kong Honours List
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