New informal trading blocs are likely to emerge in South Asia, centred on India or a major ASEAN country such as Indonesia. Russia’s preferred strategy will be to refrain from joining any single «constellation,» maintaining equidistance from the EU, China, and the new Asian hubs

China’s economy expanded by 4.5% in the third quarter of 2026 to 37.54 trillion yuan ($5.62 trillion), according to preliminary data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), up from 4.3% in the second quarter.