International Relations

EU Political Report: Under Olaf Scholz, Germany Stumbles Towards Deeper Economic Ties with China

By: Jianli Yang | Nov 01, 2022 A year ago, in early November 2021, on a visit to Taiwan, a member of a European Parliament delegation claimed that Europe “stands with you” on,” reminding the world of where EU-China relations stood in light of China’s human right...
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Newsweek: Here’s How to Stop to Elon Musk’s Risky Dealings With China

By: Jianli Yang | Oct 13, 2022 As a result of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's recent foreign policy advice, Hu Xijin, China's top propagandist and the former editor-in-chief of Chinese state media outlet Global Times, declared that Musk "will be taught a lesson." That veiled...
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The Hill: Three potential China problems if Elon Musk buys Twitter

By: Jianli Yang & Evan Osborne | Oct 12, 2022 Elon Musk’s decision to reverse course and offer to complete his $44 billion purchase of Twitter has again garnered concern about how his business interests in China could potentially affect his proclaimed approach to...
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WashTimes: The pursuit of alliances: The SCO and China’s Central Asia diplomacy

By: Jianli Yang - Sep 30, 2022 China’s president and the Chinese Communist Party’s general secretary, Xi Jinping, commenced his first foreign trip in over two years with a visit to Kazakhstan, returning to the birthplace of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) nine...
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