AnalysisNarrow but Not Peripheral: Submarine Cables and U.S.–C… Patrick Luczak, Abraham Wu • 06/26/2026At a café in London Heathrow recently, one of us submitted an assignment, asked ChatGPT about Florida’s best…
AnalysisWhy U.S.–China Competition is Losing the Lithium Trian… Quinn Ennis • 06/26/2026From electric vehicles to smartphones to grid-scale storage, the world runs on lithium batteries. The majority of known…
AnalysisThe Real Opportunity of the New Détente with China Aaron Glasserman, Mitch Presnick • 06/26/2026In the aftermath of last month’s summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, China-watchers and policymakers across the…
InterviewsOpening U.S.-PRC Relations, 54 years later w/ Amb. Cha… Emma Brignall • 06/26/2026Today, rivalry colors all aspects of U.S.-China relations. Yet this relationship was built on hopes of collaboration and…
InterviewsThe Missing Variable w/ Dylan Loh Vimi Wang • 06/25/2026China’s rise has become one of the defining phenomena in the study of international relations. Yet, scholarly and…
InterviewsFrom the Tiananmen Square to the State Department w/ J… Emma Brignall • 06/20/2026Following the recent Trump-Xi Summit, many questions have been raised about the future of diplomatic relations between the…
InterviewsThe Ten-Foot Myth w/ Ker Gibbs Vimi Wang • 06/10/2026China’s rapid economic rise has drawn countless Western businesses into its vast market. But that bilateral relationship is…
AnalysisCan Chinese Investment Still Build Local Trust in Amer… Yichao Hou • 06/10/2026To many observers’ surprise, American views of China have softened slightly in 2026. A Pew Research Center survey…
InterviewsMake China Great Again w/ Rongbin Han Alice Liu • 06/04/2026The era of globalization that followed the Cold War greatly transformed China. Yet many Western democracies witnessed backlash…
InterviewsHalf-Vicious w/ Jennifer Lind Isobel Li • 06/04/2026Smart authoritarians adapted… They became, as Aristotle advised autocrats, ‘not vicious but half-vicious.’ — Autocracy 2.0: How China’s…
AnalysisAfter Beijing, the Real Deal is Restraint Taiyi Sun • 06/02/2026President Trump’s Beijing visit was neither the grand reset advertised by its most enthusiastic supporters nor the empty…
AnalysisThe Hardest Part of “Reunifying Taiwan by Force” May N… KS Liu • 05/28/2026As debate grows in China over the possibility of using force against Taiwan, one argument is gaining increasing…
InterviewsRethinking the Carter Era w/ Peng Sheng Juan Zhang • 05/19/2026How should we understand the transformation of U.S.-China relations from the Cold War era to today’s technological rivalry?…
AnalysisImproving U.S.-China Relations Xudong Zhu • 05/18/2026On February 21, 1972, at the welcoming banquet during his visit to China, President Richard Nixon quoted Mao…
InterviewsU.S.-China Educational Decoupling w/ Rosie Levine Alice Liu • 05/18/2026As the US-China Education Trust’s March report America’s China Talent Challenge: Investing in Deeper American Understanding of China…
InterviewsFear, Competition, and U.S.-China Relations w/ Zhengyu… Juan Zhang • 05/08/2026Is China truly an existential threat to the United States? Are tariffs and technological restrictions making America stronger—or…
InterviewsThe Sun Never Sets on U.S.-China Rivalry w/ Sun Chengh… Isobel Li • 04/23/2026But the days in which the Middle East dominated American foreign policy…are thankfully over. National Security Strategy of…
InterviewsGlobalization and Its Discontents Revisited w/ Branko… Alice Liu • 04/09/2026Over the past few decades, as Professor Milanović argues, the rise of Asia constitutes the second largest reshuffling…
AnalysisU.S. Risks Losing China Expertise as Exchanges Decline… Juan Zhang • 03/30/2026The United States risks losing its ability to understand and manage its most consequential bilateral relationship, according to…
InterviewsMaking Made in China w/ Elizabeth Ingleson Isobel Li, Tyler Quillen • 03/27/2026The “Made in China” label is ubiquitous in American consumer products. From textiles to technologies, the U.S. has…
AnalysisHow Media Shapes Public Perceptions in the U.S. and Ch… Jincheng Zhang • 03/27/2026Over the past decades, media and political messaging have played a crucial role in shaping how societies perceive…
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…
InterviewsSelective Hegemony in the Trump 2.0 Era w/ Diao Daming 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…
InterviewsReputation, Strategy, and Green Development w/ Alex Wa… Isobel Li • 03/16/2026U.S.–based climate activists have seen a challenging first two months of 2026. In January, the United States withdrew…
China Pulse, ResearchChinese Public Expects to be Treated as Equals in Trad… Nick Zeller, Renard Sexton, Yawei Liu • 03/09/2026China Pulse is a twice-annual survey research project measuring Chinese public opinion on international relations conducted by The…
China Pulse, ResearchThreat and Opportunity: Chinese Public Views on the Un… Nick Zeller, Renard Sexton, Yawei Liu • 03/09/2026China Pulse is a twice-annual survey research project measuring Chinese public opinion on international relations conducted by The…
AnalysisIs Now the “Best Window” for Military Unification with… KS Liu • 03/02/2026Some Chinese analysts have recently argued that the present moment may represent the “best window of opportunity” for…
AnalysisU.S.-China Competition in Africa is About Investment,… David Okoronkwo • 02/25/2026The United States has long approached its relationship with Africa through the lens of aid, including humanitarian assistance,…
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…
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…
