Region
East Asia
China’s Halal Constitution
By Matthew S. Erie
“Islamic” legislation stirs debate as the PRC engages the Muslim world.
China’s Emerging Cyberspace Strategy
By Lu Chuanying
A closer look at China's cyber strategy, and what it means for the world.
Why Does China Want to Control the South China Sea?
By Donald K. Emmerson
China's possible motives for trying to secure control over the South China Sea.
Tsai Ing-wen’s Limited Options on Cross-Strait Relations
By Zhimin Lin and Jianwei Wang
Domestic, economic, and geopolitical realities will hamper Tsai's ability to craft cross-strait policy.
How China Remembers the Cultural Revolution
By Perry Link
50 years later, China still has yet to come to terms with Mao's Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
Christianity in Mongolia
By Martin de Bourmont
A look at how a foreign faith is adapting to Mongolian culture.
Signs and Symbols on the Sino-Russian Border
By Bruno Maçães
A rare glimpse at the border between China and Russia, on a recently divided island.
President Trump: The View From China
By Zhibo Qiu
Trump's overall policies are a mixed bag for China, but his stance on U.S. leadership opens doors for Beijing.
China’s Cultural Revolution at 50
By Richard Curt Kraus
Conventional thinking on one of Communist China’s seminal events is often too simplistic.
What Can China Learn from Love Canal?
By Kate Logan
Poisoned students at a school in Jiangsu stir up memories of a similar incident in the United States in the 1970s.
Re-Collecting China
By Bill Callahan
A documentary film by Bill Callahan
The Iran-North Korea Connection
By Samuel Ramani
Iran and North Korea have a long history of military cooperation and technology exchanges.