The Human Cost of Progress: The Yarlung Tsangpo Dam and the Future of Tibet
By Jianli Yang The region around Medog, the site of a new mega-dam, is one of the last strongholds...
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Geopolitical Contest Behind the Thailand–Cambodia Border Armed Conflict: The Roles and Strategies of the United States and China
By Jianli Yang In July 2025, a fierce border conflict erupted between Thailand and Cambodia,...
Read MoreThe Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday and the Battle for Tibet’s Soul
By: Jianli Yang July 6 marks the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso—a milestone...
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To win the AI competition with China, the United States must enact unified standards and credible...
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By Jianli Yang The recent U.S. airstrike on Iran’s underground nuclear facilities was met with a...
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China is recalibrating its tech policy, elevating private enterprise to counter US export controls...
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Amid the Israeli and U.S. military strikes on Iran, China’s attempt to seize the moral high ground...
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By Jianli Yang and Deyu Wang Last week marked the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen...
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By Dr. Jianli Yang Today, June 4, marks the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre—a...
Read MoreChina’s Sex Industry and the Human Trafficking Crisis: A Deepening Human Rights Emergency
By Jianli Yang and Jeanette Tong China’s sex industry, which is booming despite official...
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War in Iran: China’s Short- and Long-term Strategic Calculations
Lessons from testing AI on the truth of Tiananmen
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