Dropping the Ball: NBA Dispute and More Threaten Trade Talks
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by Rob La Terza
Tensions between the US and China have...
Matthew Pottinger: Architect of the Chinese Cold War
By Michael B. Cerny.
After the abrupt exit of John Bolton as National Security Advisor in mid-September, the White House has been shuffling its team...
The 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates on China: Policy Profiles
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No one thought Donald Trump could win the Presidency in 2016. One of Trump's...
Swapping Tariffs for Trade Deals?
By Rob La Terza
Trade talks on October 10th and 11th surpassed expectations, as President Donald Trump announced that...
The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act Explained
By Rob La Terza
In a rare moment of bipartisanship, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Hong...
A Bridge Too Far: Unscrambling ‘Ron Vara’
If U.S.-China relations are analogized to building a bridge across the Pacific, a government official falsifying sources or information in academic publications, even if in jest, is like a civil engineer using erroneous math as a practical joke. Failing to correct these errors threatens the stability of the entire project, with potentially catastrophic results.
The CPC’s Fourth Plenum: Xi Emerges Stronger
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Rob La Terza
Before the Fourth Plenum of the 19th Congress of...
Connecting the Dots- the U.S.’ Answer to the BRI?
Rob La Terza
On November 4, the U.S., Japan, and Australia jointly announced the Blue Dot Network infrastructure program...