Why Has J.D. Vance Been Quiet about China?
After a series of foreign policy setbacks – from unsuccessful peace talks with Iran to the defeat of Viktor Orbán– U.S. Vice President J.D....
How Will Kamala Harris’ China Policy Differ from That of Hillary Clinton?
Compared to Joe Biden, a seasoned foreign policy veteran, Kamala Harris is not a traditional foreign-policy wonk. This means that, unlike conventional experts, Harris...
How the COVID-19 Origins Debate Is Fueling US Partisan Divides Over China
Led by the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, a congressional hearing in June 2024 on Dr Anthony Fauci and the origins of COVID-19...
From Zero to Hero? The Domestic and International Repercussions of China’s Unprepared Reopening
As an ardent devotee of Chairman Mao, Xi Jinping seems never to fail to snatch opportunities to assert the masculine Mao-style leadership that he...
Crisis From Within – Defections from The Democratic Party
The last two months of 2022 was nothing short of a roller coaster ride for the Democratic Party – from its ominous poll numbers...
Unmasked by Qatar World Cup, China’s Nationalism Is Transforming Itself to Internationalism
Perhaps for many Chinese, the proudest moment during Qatar World Cup 2022 was not when Ma Ning made his World Cup debut as a...
The Revival of China’s Supply and Marketing Co-op: A Countermove to Asia Pivot 2.0?
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) was launched in the wake of President Joe Biden’s Asia trip this May, signaling the commencement of...
Biden-Xi Meeting: The Turning Point of U.S-China Relations?
Contrary to the concerns that many had about the likelihood of another tense confrontations between the U.S. and China during the G20 summit, the...
The Missing Piece: Could Independents Influence U.S. China Policy?
In an era where polarization wields enormous clout, more politicians are driven to pander to partisan extremes and stray from the middle. On foreign...
In the Aftermath of Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Victory without Peace or Peace without Victory?
Little did Putin from last year would have anticipated that victory would virtually be absent on Victory Day 2022 – domestically, no triumph from...