Wang Weiluo: The Battle That Cannot be Forgotten: The 1969 Sino-Soviet Zhenbao Island War
Editor’s note: It has been said that nations have no friends, only interests. The interests of...
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How would an enhanced military alliance between the U.S. and Japan impact Sino-Indian relations?
By Jianli Yang and Bradley A. Thayer The recent Japan-U.S. summit was valuable, as it demonstrated...
Read MoreWill Xi Jinping Make Taiwan a New Offer?
By Jianli Yang For most observers, a potential cross-strait military conflict is the most alarming...
Read MoreHow Will a Hot War With China Start?
By Bradley A. Thayer Commentary The near collision over the South China Sea on Dec. 21, 2022,...
Read MoreWhy Xi Jinping Can’t Live With Himself
By Lu Di I wanted to write this article as early as June 14th. That day, Foreign Ministry...
Read MoreConquering Taiwan — What has Xi Jinping learned from Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine?
By Jianli Yang & Yan Yu on July 8, 2022 Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin recently spoke by...
Read MoreChina must reduce its nuclear arms to reassure the world
BY BRADLEY A. THAYER AND LIANCHAO HAN A major objective of arms control is that it can promote stability in the relations between states. By entering a treaty, or by unilaterally reducing its armaments, a state signals its...
Read MoreThe ubiquity and subtlety of China’s expansion compel a response
BY LIANCHAO HAN AND BRADLEY A. THAYER As Western audiences are distracted by the aftermath of the...
Read MoreChina’s Geopolitical Plans Generate Israel-Palestine Peacemaker Ambitions
By Jianli Yang China’s diplomatic stance toward the recent armed conflict between Israel and Hamas...
Read MoreTime has come for a nonmilitary equivalent to NATO to face the growing threat from China
By Jianli Yang and Benedict Rogers – – Monday, December 27, 2021 Earlier this month,...
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What’s on China’s Mind
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