China’s inbuilt tendency to overreach could flare up in several ways in 2026. We explain why in The World Ahead https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2025/11/12/china-will-be-tempted-to-shift-geopolitically-from-defence-to-offence?taid=69bc8e29363d3f0001068965&utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_content=discovery.content&utm_medium=social-media.content.np&utm_source=voante
