AnalysisThe Rigorous Pragmatism of Chinese-Syrian Relations Jesse Marks • 12/22/2025The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in late 2024 forced Beijing to reassess its Syria policy from the…
AnalysisHas President Trump Got China Right? Yawei Liu • 12/17/2025On the eve of the founding of PRC, Mao Zedong sought support from Washington by inviting Ambassador Leighton…
AnalysisPresident Trump’s Quiet Diplomacy Behind U.S.–China–Ja… Yawei Liu • 12/09/2025On November 7, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated that a mainland Chinese “attack” on Taiwan would constitute…
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…
AnalysisHow Capable Are the U.S. and Japan of Intervening in a… The World from Multiple Angles • 12/03/2025(Editor’s note: The original Chinese version of this article was published on December 2 on the WeChat account…
AnalysisRemembering Joseph Fewsmith: The Passing of a Generati… Hu Wei • 12/01/2025Source. Earlier this month, while traveling in Thailand, I was stunned to learn of the passing of Professor…
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…
AnalysisJin Canrong: Abandoning Taiwan Is Not Yet the Mainstre… Jin Canrong • 11/19/2025Source Editor’s note: Jin Canrong— a well-known nationalist scholar, influential commentator, and professor at Renmin University—recently published this…
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…
AnalysisTrump 2.0 Has Created New Bedfellows Among America’s C… David M. McCourt • 11/06/2025Photo Source: White House It has been almost one year since the second Trump administration took office. Many…
AnalysisA Tough Job to Keep: The Fates of China’s Internationa… Tyler Quillen, Alice Liu • 11/05/2025On December 4, 2024, Liu Jianchao, then Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the…
AnalysisXi Jinping and Four U.S. Presidents: Personal Diplomac… Yawei Liu • 10/29/2025Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with US President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago Resort in Florida, April 6,…