International Relations

WashTimes: Iraq worried about China’s control over oil

By Jianli Yang | September 5, 2022 In 2003, the United States invasion of Iraq liberated the Iraqi people from the tyrannical rule of Saddam Hussein. Nearly two decades later, China has been busy exploiting Iraq’s oil-rich resources by aligning with militia groups to...
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Newsweek: Big Tech Is Fully Cooperating With China’s Censorship Regime. It’s Got to Stop

By: Jianli Yang - Aug 22, 2022 Elon Musk is back in the headlines this week. The founder and CEO of Tesla contributed a piece to China Cyberspace, the official publication of the Cyberspace Administration of China, which is the government's cyber censorship arm. It's...
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RealClear Policy: Why Strategic Clarity on Taiwan Ensures Peace

By: Jianli Yang & Evan Osborne - Aug 09, 2022 The visit of Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, has changed the strategic calculus in the Taiwan Straits. The Chinese government has reacted in public with rage, and its past behavior...
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Newsweek: No, Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip Wasn’t Dangerous.

Clarity on Taiwan Is Crucial for Peace By: Jianli Yang & Lianchao Han - Aug 3rd, 2022 U.S. House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi's much-debated trip to Taiwan has come and gone. The trip prompted unprecedented threats from China's "wolf warriors," and even...
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