Op Ed

WashPost: Don’t let China stage another Tiananmen massacre

By: Jianli Yang - Nov 28, 2022 On Oct. 13, just a few days before the start of the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress, a man staged a solo protest on an overpass in Beijing against President Xi Jinping and his draconian “zero covid” policy. I had hoped...

The Hill: China’s uprisings present an opportunity to the West

By: Jianli Yang and Bradley A. Thayer - Nov 28, 2022 A just and rich irony of the COVID-19 pandemic would be that the virus — which the Chinese government allowed to spread through its censorship and cover-up tactics — ultimately causes the fall of the Chinese...

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...