InterviewsU.S.-Iran Conflict Disrupts U.S.-China Agenda Juan Zhang • 03/23/2026The U.S.-Iran war is reshaping both the timing of President Donald Trump’s planned visit to China and the…
InterviewsDiao Daming: Selective Hegemony in the Trump 2.0 Era Juan Zhang • 03/23/2026In 2026, as Donald Trump’s second term unfolds, the global geopolitical landscape is undergoing profound changes. From Venezuela…
InterviewsWhat to Expect from Trump’s China Visit w/ Zhiqu… Juan Zhang • 03/16/2026Against the backdrop of turmoil in the Middle East, President Donald Trump is planning a visit to Beijing…
InterviewsHow China Displaced the United States in Latin America… Juan Zhang • 02/03/2026As U.S.–China competition increasingly extends into the Western Hemisphere, Latin America has become a key—yet often misunderstood—arena of…
AnalysisJapan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Finally Says Something… Juan Zhang • 12/09/2025Source. For decades, the Taiwan issue has been the central, non-negotiable pillar of Chinese diplomacy—a matter Beijing defines…
InterviewsInterview with Zhou Wenxing: Cross-Taiwan Strait Relat… Juan Zhang • 12/07/2025During this in-depth interview, Dr. Zhou Wenxing, an Associate Professor at Nanjing University’s School of International Studies and…
AnalysisIn Call With Trump, Xi Says Taiwan Issue Extends Beyon… Juan Zhang • 11/25/2025Source. Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump in a call Monday that Taiwan’s “return to…
AnalysisTakaichi’s Taiwan Remarks Ignite East Asia, Triggering… Juan Zhang • 11/17/2025On November 7, Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told a budget committee in the House of…
InterviewsThrottling the Nationalist Spirit w/ Frances Yaping Wa… Juan Zhang • 07/08/2025Cover art for The Art of State Persuasion. Oxford University Press. 2024. In this interview, we speak with…
InterviewsAn Interview with Jacob Dreyer: A Shanghai-Based Ameri… Juan Zhang • 07/08/2025In July 2025, The New York Times published a widely discussed opinion piece titled “Trump’s America Is Beginning…
AnalysisWhy China Opposes a Nuclear-Armed Iran Juan Zhang • 06/24/2025PRC Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the signing of a 25-year China-Iran cooperation agreement. March 27, 2021. While…
AnalysisChinese Opinion on the Los Angeles Riots Juan Zhang • 06/24/2025California National Guard and Protesters. June 2025. Across the Pacific, Chinese people are closely following the protests unfolding…
AnalysisFudan Scholars: Tariff War Gives Way to Global Strateg… Juan Zhang • 06/05/2025Wu Xinbo, director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University. The U.S.-China competition has entered a…
AnalysisTrump’s AI Push in the Middle East Juan Zhang • 05/27/2025Donald Trump state visit to Saudi Arabia. 2025. In his recent three-day trip to the Middle East, President…
InterviewsA Temporary Truce and the Long Road Ahead w/ USCBC’s S… Juan Zhang • 05/27/2025On April 29, at the height of escalating tensions in the U.S.-China trade war, the U.S.-China Business Council…
AnalysisFears of a China Initiative Revival Stir Anxiety Among… Juan Zhang • 04/16/2025The outside of the U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. A growing number of Chinese American scholars are…
AnalysisThe Three Layers of the China-U.S. Rivalry: Trade, Glo… Juan Zhang • 04/16/2025This Chinese commentary was published on April 5, 2025, on a WeChat public platform. Although the full consequences…
AnalysisChina Bites Back on Trade Juan Zhang • 04/10/2025One quick announcement: China Focus is proud to be co-organizing Emerging Voices for U.S.-China Cooperation 2025, a conference…
InterviewsRedNote, Deep Seek, and Education Exchange w/ Ryan All… Juan Zhang, Miranda Wilson • 04/08/2025While hot-button issues like Taiwan and tariffs get a lot of media attention, Dr. Ryan M. Allen talks…
AnalysisTaiwan Deports Mainland Spouse Amid Rising Cross-Strai… Juan Zhang • 04/08/2025“Chinese national and social media influencer Liu Zhenya being escorted by Taiwanese police officers after her press conference…
InterviewsCultural Revolution Echoes Heard in America w/ David M… Juan Zhang, Miranda Wilson, Yawei Liu • 03/29/2025“Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong.” Created by Red Guards Congress of Colleges and Universities in the Capital. 1967.…
AnalysisPanama’s Port Deal Provokes Strong Backlash from… Juan Zhang • 03/20/2025As the news of the United States’ successful “purchase” of the Panama Canal began to settle in the…
InterviewsThe Urgency of Strengthening U.S.-China Academic Excha… Juan Zhang • 03/19/2025On March 2, Yanzhong Huang, Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations, Professor and…
AnalysisChinese Experts Dismiss U.S.-Russia Reset as a Threat… Juan Zhang • 03/04/2025Dumpster fire. One month into the Trump 2.0 administration, perhaps the biggest surprise on foreign policy front has…
InterviewsDeepSeek and U.S.-China AI Competition w/ Brian Wong Juan Zhang, Yawei Liu • 03/04/2025(a section of) Two Cats Peeping Fish. Cheng Zhang. In this interview, we speak with Brian Wong, an…
AnalysisTaiwan 2025 Juan Zhang • 02/11/20252025 is a year that deserves close attention regarding the Taiwan issue. Top State Department officials’ distinct views…
AnalysisChinese Students Alerted as U.S. Universities Issue Tr… Juan Zhang • 12/12/2024Credit Ryan Jacobson via Unsplash Before Trump takes office next month, a number of major U.S. universities have…
AnalysisBiden Administration’s Final Clash with China on the C… Juan Zhang • 12/06/2024As the Biden administration approaches to leave office, restrictions on the Chinese semiconductor industries have intensified. On December…
AnalysisHu Xijin: Trump’s Policy is the Driving Force of De-Do… Juan Zhang • 12/05/2024$10 one of our contractors had in her car. Photo by Nick Zeller. De-dollarization has become the center…
InterviewsUsing the Pipa to Bridge Two Cultures: An Interview wi… Juan Zhang • 12/05/2024Wu Man (center) playing with musicians from Iran and India in the Silk Road Ensemble Over 30 years…
AnalysisU.S.-China Educational Exchange under a Second Trump A… Juan Zhang • 11/25/2024China is no longer the top source of international students in the United States. India has surpassed China…
AnalysisWhat Trump’s Return Means for U.S.-China Relatio… Juan Zhang, Miranda Wilson, Nick Zeller, Chris Mao • 11/11/2024Our team asked experts in the United States and China about predictions for the next four years of…
AnalysisDa Wei on the U.S. Election and U.S.-China Relations Juan Zhang • 11/04/2024A delegation from The Carter Center’s China Focus initiative recently met with Da Wei (center) at the Center…
InterviewsAn Interview with John Givens: Responding to “Is Asia… Juan Zhang • 10/03/2024In this interview, we focus on the research of John Wagner Givens, Associate Professor of International Relations at…
AnalysisA Victim of Geopolitical Tensions: The Fate of the His… Juan Zhang • 09/23/2024“Negotiations are ongoing and will likely resume after the U.S. election. The core of the agreement remains in…
AnalysisAsian American Civil Rights Organizations Alarmed by “… Juan Zhang • 09/13/2024Professors Anming Hu, Gang Chen, Franklin Tao, along with his wife spoke with Asian American Scholar Forum Executive…
