Publications

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 doesn’t believe in openness? This is the issue posed by TikTok and WeChat. While we share the U.S. national security concerns about these Chinese-owned...

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 – to Russia’s benefit. By Jianli Yang - Mar 21, 2023 China’s leader Xi Jinping is in Moscow this week, where he will meet with Russian President...

Dr. Yang Jianli: Continue to call out and condemn the CCP’s cultural genocide against the Tibetan people

Speech at the Rally Commemorating the 64th Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising March 10, 2023 In Front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC By: Dr. Jianli Yang Today, Tibetans and supporters for a free Tibet around the world are gathered to mark the 64th...

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” worldwide. Not only have established democracies struggled to ensure the healthy functioning of democratic processes and institutions at home, but democracy is...