Op Ed

The Diplomat: Why is the U.S. Pushing India – but not China – for Buying Russian Oil?

The unequal treatment reflects a confluence of cold political calculation, economic leverage, and the difference between how U.S. policymakers view India and China. By: Dr. Jianli Yang When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine on February 22, 2022, the world was...

Yibao.net: The Human Cost of Progress: The Yarlung Tsangpo Dam and the Future of Tibet

The region around Medog, the site of a new mega-dam, is one of the last strongholds of Tibetan cultural and ecological integrity. By: Dr. Jianli Yang In the eastern reaches of the Himalayas, where the Yarlung Tsangpo River carves the world’s deepest canyon...

Yibao.net: Geopolitical Contest Behind the Thailand-Cambodia Border Armed Conflict: The Roles and Strategies of the United States of America

By: Dr. Yang Jianli In July 2025, a fierce border conflict erupted between Thailand and Cambodia, heightening regional tensions and drawing widespread international attention. On the surface, this appears to be another flare-up of a long-standing territorial dispute...

Yibao.net: The Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday and the Bettle for Tibet’s Soul

BY: JIANLI YANG July 6 marks the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso—a milestone not only of personal longevity but of profound historical consequence. As the revered spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism enters his tenth decade, the question of who...