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Detail Of Cassas Palmyra,Syria Temple [germinal An VI [1798]]

The Rigorous Pragmatism of Chinese-Syrian Relations

Jesse Marks

Analysis

12/22/2025

The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in late 2024 forced Beijing to reassess its Syria policy from the ground up. For over a decade, China’s engagement with Damascus rested on…

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President Donald Trump Greets Chinese President Xi Jinping Before A Bilateral Meeting At The Gimhae International Airport Terminal (54890669768)

Has President Trump Got China Right?

Yawei Liu

12/17/2025

President Trump’s Quiet Diplomacy Behind U.S.–China–Japan Phone Calls

Yawei Liu

12/09/2025

Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Finally Says Something Close to What Beijing Wants to Hear

Juan Zhang

12/09/2025

Interview with Zhou Wenxing: Cross-Taiwan Strait Relations in the Next Few Years—Is War Inevitable?

Juan Zhang

12/07/2025

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How Capable Are the U.S. and Japan of Intervening in a Taiwan Conflict?

The World from Multiple Angles

Analysis

12/03/2025

(Editor’s note: The original Chinese version of this article was published on December 2 on the WeChat account “The World from Multiple Angles.” The piece explores a hypothetical scenario: if…

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Remembering Joseph Fewsmith: The Passing of a Generation of China Hands

Hu Wei

12/01/2025

In Call With Trump, Xi Says Taiwan Issue Extends Beyond China’s Internal Affairs

Juan Zhang

11/25/2025

Jin Canrong: Abandoning Taiwan Is Not Yet the Mainstream View in the U.S., But China Must Prepare for the Worst

Jin Canrong

11/19/2025

Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks Ignite East Asia, Triggering Fierce China–Japan Confrontation

Juan Zhang

11/17/2025

Interview with Dr. Joel Wuthnow: The Risk of “Accidental War” in the Taiwan Strait and the Path to De-escalation

Tyler Quillen

Interviews

12/04/2025

Soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army. 2011. Source. Any who study international relations, security, and history will necessarily be familiar with the paradoxical cost-benefit structure of war: armed conflicts are both…

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Exclusive Interview | Lee Jones: The Contemporary Cold War is the “Neoliberal Cold War,” with Deep Intertwining Between the US and China, Making Decoupling Difficult

Alice Liu

11/26/2025

Exclusive Interview | The Great Transformation: Westad Analyzes the Chaos and “Missed Opportunities” of the 1970s

Alice Liu

11/26/2025

Interview with Susannah Patton: How does Southeast Asia survive in the face of U.S.-China Competition

Tyler Quillen

11/20/2025

Interview with Rana Mitter: How China’s WWII Memory Fuels New Nationalism

Alice Liu

11/17/2025

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The Rigorous Pragmatism of Chinese-Syrian Relations

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Has President Trump Got China Right?

President Trump’s Quiet Diplomacy Behind U.S.–China–Japan Phone Calls

Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Finally Says Something Close to What Beijing Wants to Hear

Interview with Zhou Wenxing: Cross-Taiwan Strait Relations in the Next Few Years—Is War Inevitable?

How Capable Are the U.S. and Japan of Intervening in a Taiwan Conflict?

Latest Analysis

Remembering Joseph Fewsmith: The Passing of a Generation of China Hands

In Call With Trump, Xi Says Taiwan Issue Extends Beyond China’s Internal Affairs

Jin Canrong: Abandoning Taiwan Is Not Yet the Mainstream View in the U.S., But China Must Prepare for the Worst

Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks Ignite East Asia, Triggering Fierce China–Japan Confrontation

Interview with Dr. Joel Wuthnow: The Risk of “Accidental War” in the Taiwan Strait and the Path to De-escalation

Expert Interviews

Exclusive Interview | Lee Jones: The Contemporary Cold War is the “Neoliberal Cold War,” with Deep Intertwining Between the US and China, Making Decoupling Difficult

Exclusive Interview | The Great Transformation: Westad Analyzes the Chaos and “Missed Opportunities” of the 1970s

Interview with Susannah Patton: How does Southeast Asia survive in the face of U.S.-China Competition

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