Economics

Foreign Policy: U.S.-China Trade Talks Should Prioritize Opening Up China’s Internet

By: Jianli Yang & Lianchao Han U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping finally held their much-anticipated virtual summit on Monday. After the meeting, intended to normalize relations and establish guardrails for contest, competition, and...
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The Hill: China asks its sworn rival, the United States, to ‘guide’ the Taliban

By: Jianli Yang - 9/16/2021 Following the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, many countries are watching the situation carefully, since a lot of diplomacy hinges on which side of the line each nation stands with respect to Afghan politics. According to reports, in a late...
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The Hill: China eclipses Russia as the world’s ‘biggest bad’ actor

By: Jianli Yang - August 11, 2021 While the July 1 hundred-year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party headlined in major media houses within and outside China, a second anniversary quietly flew by several days later. It was 50 years ago on July 9, 1971, that...
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Chinese Communist Party Trains African Leaders, Expanding its Influence

By: Jianli Yang - July 30, 2021 The Communist Party of China (the CCP) celebrated its 100th anniversary earlier this month. Founded in July 1921, the party has transformed itself from one based on communist revolutionary ideas to one that is driven by state...
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