Stratfor Eurasia analyst Eugene Chausovsky examines Ukraine's efforts to develop ties with Poland and China to counter Russia's influence.

China's massive economic growth over the past three decades has relied heavily on cheap, domestically sourced coal.

Stratfor East Asia Analyst John Minnich discusses the United States' plan to remain neutral amid growing tension between Japan and China over the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku islands.

Protests have broken out in at least 85 cities across China over the Japanese government's Sept. 12 decision to buy three of the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands from their private Japanese owner.

Since late Sept. 13, protests have intensified and spread to much of the Muslim world.

Stratfor's Vice President of East Asia Analysis Rodger Baker discusses the recent absence of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and how it could affect the continuity of the Chinese political system.

China's Shenhua Energy Co. is in talks with the Ministry of Railways to invest 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) to double its railway capacity.

Stratfor's Vice President of Global Analysis Reva Bhalla discusses Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie's visit to India and explains how China and India are struggling to reconcile their differences amid increasing regional tension.

Stratfor's CEO George Friedman and Chief Geopolitical Analyst Robert D. Kaplan debate the challenges of projecting global events.

China's Central Plains region is flat, fertile and well connected to most of China's major coastal economic hubs.