AnalysisThe Rigorous Pragmatism of Chinese-Syrian Relations Jesse Marks • 12/22/2025The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in late 2024 forced Beijing to reassess its Syria policy from the…
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…
AnalysisPresident Trump’s Quiet Diplomacy Behind U.S.–China–Ja… Yawei Liu • 12/09/2025On November 7, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated that a mainland Chinese “attack” on Taiwan would constitute…
AnalysisJapan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Finally Says Something… Juan Zhang • 12/09/2025Source. For decades, the Taiwan issue has been the central, non-negotiable pillar of Chinese diplomacy—a matter Beijing defines…
InterviewsInterview with Zhou Wenxing: Cross-Taiwan Strait Relat… Juan Zhang • 12/07/2025During this in-depth interview, Dr. Zhou Wenxing, an Associate Professor at Nanjing University’s School of International Studies and…
InterviewsInterview with Dr. Joel Wuthnow: The Risk of “Accident… Tyler Quillen • 12/04/2025Soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army. 2011. Source. Any who study international relations, security, and history will necessarily be…
AnalysisHow Capable Are the U.S. and Japan of Intervening in a… The World from Multiple Angles • 12/03/2025(Editor’s note: The original Chinese version of this article was published on December 2 on the WeChat account…
AnalysisRemembering Joseph Fewsmith: The Passing of a Generati… Hu Wei • 12/01/2025Source. Earlier this month, while traveling in Thailand, I was stunned to learn of the passing of Professor…