Xi’s transformation from “wolf warrior” to “panda” was more about what came after the summit: a major gathering with...
International Relations
The Diplomat: How China Hinders Venezuelans’ Struggle for Democracy
China is a core part of the autocratic network that props up the Maduro regime in Venezuela. By: Leopoldo López and...
The Diplomat: China’s Response to the Israel-Hamas Conflict Reflects Its Longstanding Support for Palestine
Israeli diplomats may have assumed that years of providing China with advanced technology would change Beijing’s...
Washington Times: ‘The economy is security’ and vice versa
Yoon's Washington visit should boost chances of a Democratic values-based 'economic NATO' in East Asia By Jianli Yang...
Washington Times: China’s corruption spreads to Africa
Conduct undermines dignity and freedom of local populace By Jianli Yang - April 19, 2023 China‘s diplomatic and...
Washington Times: How some automakers are inadvertently empowering the Chinese Communist Party
China is using its strategic advantage in rare earth minerals as leverage against U.S. By Jianli Yang - April 10, 2023...
EU Political Report: China Shares Russia’s Aim to Divide Transatlantic Allies: Time for an “Economic NATO”
By Dr. Jianli Yang - April 5, 2023 Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping’s high-profile diplomatic...
City Journal: It’s Time for a Values-Based, Economic “NATO”
By Jianli Yang - April 4, 2023 For the past two decades, we have borne witness to a serious democratic recession. One...
The Hill: How to handle TikTok? Here’s an idea that hasn’t been discussed
By Times Wang & Jianli Yang - April 4, 2023 How should a free and open society deal with an outside force that...
The Diplomat: Explaining China’s Diplomatic Strategy on Ukraine
China has been sending strong signals that it plans to use its economic clout to bring Ukraine to the bargaining table...
Yibao.net: It is Time for a Values-Based Economic “NATO”
By Jianli Yang - Mar 28, 2023 Introduction The past two decades have witnessed a severe “democratic drought”...
The Hill: The government cannot win at cyber warfare without the private sector
By Jianli Yang - Feb 27, 2023 On Feb. 17, the FBI announced that it is investigating a hack of its computer network....