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...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
China Invades Taiwan—Sort Of
A nation must think before it acts.
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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,...
China’s New International Commercial Courts: Threat or Opportunity?
In January 2018, the Chinese Communist Party put forward a Central Committee Opinion developing the idea for creating a...
China Provides no Solution for Taiwan
Once again, Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer was the focus of heated debate...
Taiwan on (the) Edge
Over the past 30 years there have been many moments when Taiwan-watchers worked themselves into a tizzy worrying about...
Kim Jong-un is Meeting World Leaders, but Does It Matter?
As leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un’s track record in international relations has been virtually unprecedented. On April 25,...
The Rise of South Korea’s Defense Industry and Its Impact on South Korean Foreign Relations
South Korean foreign policy has understandably been focused on deterring acts of aggression by North Korea for the last...
The Taiwan Relations Act at 40
April 10, 2019 marks forty years since the adoption of the Taiwan Relations Act. When President Jimmy Carter announced...