International Relations

How to Resist Dictatorship: It’s Time for A Values-Based Economic “NATO”

Dr. Yang Jianli's Speech at the 2022 Conservative Action Political Conference in Mexico Nov. 18, 2022 https://youtu.be/vC-NveLdzIw Thank you, Senator René Bolio, for your invitation. I’m sorry that I’m unable to travel to Mexico to be with everyone in person. I feel...

China and Iran at the Tipping Point

The people of Iran and China are at a make-or-break point in their history, and the West’s values-based diplomacy is the key to their fate. By: Maryam Nayeb Yazdi and Jianli Yang | Nov 29, 2022 When Iranians headed to the streets in mass anti-regime protests in the...

WashTimes: China, Pakistan and the CPEC curse

Pakistan should seek Western support to counter Chinese economic influence By: Jianli Yang and Bradley A. Thayer - Nov 15, 2022 A major problem of less developed countries is that their dependence on commodities lends itself to greater corruption — the so-called...

Yibao.net: What Biden Should anticipate at the Biden-Xi G20 Meeting

By: Jianli Yang and Bradley A. Thayer - Nov 13, 2022 Chinese leader Xi Jinping will attend the 17th Group of the 20 (G20) Summit in Bali from 14-17 November before travelling to Bangkok for the 29th APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Forum and an extended visit...