Xi’s Gotta Have It: China’s 20th Party Congress Was as Expected, Only More So
Bottom Line The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party confirmed China’s turn, during the Xi Jinping era,...
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The Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Party Congress: What Happened…and Didn’t
Bottom Line Xi Jinping is aware of major problems that will hinder China’s ability to reach wealthy nation status...
The New US National Security Strategy: Four Takeaways for Asia Policy
Editor’s Note This is the second in a series on the Biden administration’s National Security Strategy. The first essay...
The Uses and Abuses of the UN’s ‘China Resolution’
Editor’s Note: The People’s Republic of China asserts that UN General Assembly Resolution 2758—which gave Beijing the “Chinese seat”...
Central Asia and China’s Taiwan Dilemma
The existence of the Republic of China in Taiwan as a separate entity from the People’s Republic of China...
Why Japan Needs to Talk to Taiwan
With China’s 20th National Congress approaching, Xi Jinping is expected to extend his tenure by another five years, making...
America Should Walk the Walk in the Taiwan Strait
As soon as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plane took off from Taipei on August 3, the Chinese military initiated...
Speaker Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip: What It Meant and What Comes Next?
Editor’s Note: On August 12, director of FPRI’s Asia Program Jacques deLisle, FPRI senior fellow Shelley Rigger, and Jude...
Believe Biden When He Says America Will Defend Taiwan
During a press conference in Tokyo on May 23, a reporter asked President Joseph Biden, “Are you willing to...
Strategies Behind China and the Asia-Pacific’s Military Base Construction
Military bases are no rarity in the Asia-Pacific. That is hardly a surprise given the frequency and length of...