Unequal Sequel: China’s Belt and Road Initiative
During the spring of 2019, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) notched up some notable successes. In March, Italy...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Unequal Sequel: China’s Belt and Road Initiative
A nation must think before it acts.
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China’s Hong Kong Quandary
Over recent weeks, Hong Kong has been repeatedly rocked by mass demonstrations protesting the actions of its governing authorities....
Understanding the Hong Kong Extradition Law Protests
On January 29, the Hong Kong governent announced potential amendments to its extradition laws that would allow suspects to...
Persistent Problems with the Gray Zone and an Old Way Forward
When the debate was in full swing several years ago, enthusiasts and skeptics of the gray zone concept generally...
Digging Deeper: Rare Earth Metals and the U.S.-China Trade War
In May 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a well-publicized visit to a rare-earth-metals company in Jiangxi province. On...
Xi Jinping in North Korea: Significant, but No Game Changer
Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to Pyongyang for the first state visit by a Chinese leader to North...
China Invades Taiwan—Sort Of
On a recent trip to Taiwan, I visited the island of Kinmen, one of Taiwan’s outlying islands located off...
The New Long March: Trade War between China and the United States
When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet at the G-20 summit in June 2019, there are hopes that...
The 2019 Shangri La Dialogue: Not Quite the Land of Peace and Harmony
Each year since its founding in 2002, high-ranking officials of Asian-Pacific states gather for what is billed as the...
America and China Without Illusions
China has long occupied a special place in the American imagination. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries,...