Publications

Washington Post: We still need a deep investigation into covid-19’s origins

By Jianli Yang & Austin Lin - Feb 27, 2023 Leana S. Wen was right in her Feb. 28 op-ed, “We are asking the wrong question about the origins of covid,” that we should do our best to reduce both zoonotic and laboratory sources of future pandemics. She also correctly...

Newsweek: It’s Time for an East Asian NATO

By Jianli Yang & Yonghun Kim - April 26, 2023 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Washington this week for his first state visit to the United States. He met with President Joe Biden, is to deliver a speech at Harvard University, and address a joint...

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 & Yonghun Kim - April 24, 2023 This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice and the security alliance between the United...

Daily Beast: The Specter of the Chinese Communist Party Diaspora Haunts the Chinese Diaspora

China’s authoritarian government is brazenly stalking and attacking its citizens abroad—even in America. By Jianli Yang - April 21, 2023 The FBI on Monday arrested and charged two American citizens of Chinese descent with illegally operating a “police station” on...