Feb 15, 2023 | Economics, International Relations, Op Ed
By Jianli Yang – Feb 15, 2023 China and Australia’s top trade officials recently met for the first time since 2019. Although Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao described the recent talks with his Australian counterpart, Don Farrell, as an important step in...
Feb 7, 2023 | International Relations, Op Ed, Taiwan
With “one country, two systems” losing its appeal to Taiwan, Xi Jinping tapped top CCP ideologue Wang Huning to craft China’s new Taiwan unification theory. By Jianli Yang – Feb 07, 2023 For most observers, a potential cross-strait military conflict is the most...
Jan 30, 2023 | International Relations, Op Ed, Rule of Law in China
By Jianli Yang – Jan 30, 2023 As Antony Blinken prepares to embark on his first trip to China as Secretary of State, activists around the world are urging him to place human rights at the top of his agenda. For Blinken to do so would certainly be in keeping with...
Jan 23, 2023 | Academic Freedom, International Relations, Op Ed
The Chinese Communist Party uses spies and technology to silence dissent—even abroad. Western institutions need to fight back. By Evan Osborne & Jianli Yang – Jan 23, 2023 The world watched in admiration, and even awe, as university students in China risked...
Jan 22, 2023 | COVID-19, Op Ed
By Jianli Yang & Austin Lin – Jan 22, 2023 The Covid-19 pandemic recently marked its third year. Life has seemingly returned to normal for people in many countries. But Covid itself lingers. Milder variants with significantly higher lethality rates than the...
