International Relations

National Review: Four in One: China’s Populist-Nationalist Empire

By: Jianli Yang - July 15, 2021 One person declares to another: “For a hundred years, I’ve loved you with all my heart.” He then pledges: “I’m ready to love you even more for another hundred years.” Anyone who has experienced love knows that this is an exciting yet...
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National Review: China’s ‘Soft Power’ in Africa Has Hard Edges

By: Jianli Yang - June 19, 2021 China’s Xi Jinping recently told Chinese Communist Party officials to fashion a kinder, gentler image for China. Given the nation’s cratering global public-opinion ratings, his concerns make sense. “We must focus on setting the tone...
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Bitter Winter: “Predatory Nature: Why China’s “Wolf Warrior” Diplomacy Is Here to Stay”

By: Jianli Yang Did Xi Jinping really put a halt to the aggressive behavior of Chinese diplomats? Not really. At a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo study meeting held on the afternoon of May 31, Xi Jinping instructed his colleagues that they must “tell a good...
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Newsweek: China’s Countering Foreign Sanctions Law Shows its Wolf Warrior Diplomacy

By: Jianli Yang - June 18, 2021 Just before the 47th G7 summit convened in England, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China hastily passed its new law on countering foreign sanctions, seeking to achieve a deterrent effect prior to the G7...
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