China Report Magazine

20 February, 2026

China’s attraction to the “middle powers”- the Canadian and British PMs visited China in January. A sign of western recalibration of China ties, or expedient measure under the uncertainty of the their biggest ally the US? (P.14-17 & 18-21) The US and the UK have lost out to other countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East in attracting Chinese students, but why? (P.24-27) Is AI a competitor or colleague? (P.40-43)