#TradeWarEases In 2025, tensions between China and the United States continued to be a central theme in global politics. Frictions in areas such as trade, technology, and geopolitical influence in the Indo-Pacific persisted, generating uncertainty in international markets and challenging the established world order. The competition for technological leadership, especially in semiconductors and artificial intelligence, intensified, while differences on human rights issues and the situation in Taiwan remained flashpoints in the bilateral relationship.