China Plans for the Digital Future – Time to Take Note
Beijing is prioritizing reducing vulnerability to external pressures over optimizing value chains.
Will China’s “Common Prosperity” Survive Putin’s War?
With Covid controls and perceived complicity in Russia’s aggression already threatening to isolate China, the risks of pursuing Xi's campaign should not be underestimated.
China’s Ukraine Calculus
For a month now, China has tried to stay out of the Russia-Ukraine war — insisting that it is "not a party" to the situation....
Isaac Stone Fish on Self-Censorship and Engagement with China
The journalist-turned-CEO talks about his new book, how companies should think about risk, and how China's overreaction to Covid accelerated decoupling.
China Can’t Handle the Truth
Because the truth is that Ukraine is a country whose demands represent the democratically-expressed will of its people.
Shelley Rigger on Why Taiwan Matters So Much to the U.S.
The scholar talks about how Taiwan propelled China’s economic rise and why the Ukraine war doesn't allow for predictions about Taiwan.
China’s Gas Game
Russia wants a bigger slice of the Chinese gas market, but Beijing’s desire for supplier diversity stands in the way.
China’s Ukraine Ties
Chinese companies have invested billions across Ukraine, which is a key transit point for Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Walking a Tightrope While Leaning to One Side
It is extremely unlikely that China will shift its support for Russia, unless Western actions impact too heavily on the Chinese national interest.
How China Can End the War in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is in clear violation of principles that China has held sacrosanct for almost 60 years.
Security Clearance
Last year, the notorious mercenary Erik Prince stepped down from FSG, the Hong Kong private security company he founded in 2014 that has since been...
Derek Scissors on the Case for Partial Decoupling
The economics scholar talks about China's tradeoff of growth versus control; what a U.S.-led coalition to confront China looks like; and why activity, not ownership,...