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Capitalizing on PLA Vulnerabilities: Taiwan’s Opportunities for Enhanced Defense
By Holmes Liao
Over the past few decades, the world has seen the military balance shift in China’s favor. Yet, Taiwan is not without its opportunities.
The US Is Failing Uyghurs – and Letting China Dominate American Allies
By Omer Kanat
If the U.S. intends to be great, it cannot allow China a free pass to bully its allies.
What Countries Do Americans See as the Biggest Threat to the United States?
By Timothy S. Rich, Summer Doris, and Veronica Butler
Repeated surveys affirm that Americans hold negative views of Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, ranking them as the top threats to the U.S.
China’s Challenges in 2025: Charting a Course Through a Stormy Sea
By Christoph Nedopil and Jean Dong
How China manages the challenges it faces, and how the region responds, will shape Asia’s future trajectory.
Kevin Rudd on Xi Jinping
By Catherine Putz
“Xi has significantly moved the ideological needle -- making China more Leninist, more Marxist and more nationalist.”
A New Dawn for Afghanistan’s Mes Aynak Copper Mine?
By Catherine Putz
With a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the start of work on an access road, the Taliban and China aim to get the Mes Aynak project underway again.
Germany Is Phasing out Chinese Tech From 5G Networks. Is It the Right Call?
By Aparna Divya
Germany’s decision to exclude ZTE and Huawei parts from its 5G networks stems from geopolitical anxieties and strategic concerns.
Shifting Models of Sovereignty in the Pacific
By Patricia O’Brien
The ambiguous and evolving status of the Cook Islands and Niue holds lessons for other Pacific powers.
With or Without Opening? Previewing China’s Third Plenum Reforms
By Nathaniel Sher and Ray Wang
Without efforts to revive market confidence, Beijing’s broader reform agenda could falter.
China’s Third Plenum Shines Light on Center-Local Fiscal Challenges
By Jennifer Lee
China watchers should temper their expectations and anticipate incremental changes building off of existing policy rather than deep reform.
Finance is No Longer the Darling Career in Xi Jinping’s New Economic Order
By Lizzi C. Lee
As China shifts its focus from finance to technology, the ripple effects are profound and far-reaching.
Why the Panchen Lama Matters
By Antonio Terrone
The Panchen Lamas and Dalai Lamas consider themselves “spiritual friends,” but the relationship between the two figures and their communities has hardly been smooth.
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