As the new Labour government has taken power in the U.K., two policy directions appear to sit in tension with one another. On the one hand,
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How Canada Finally Broke Its Longtime Habit of Diplomatic Engagement With China
Michaela Pedersen-Macnab, University of Toronto Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly recently met with her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi
Chinese, Philippine Ships Collide Near Hot Spot South China Sea Reef
Philippine ships sustained serious damage Monday (August 19) in pre-dawn collisions with Chinese vessels near a disputed reef, the Philippine Coast
Xi Balances Between Professionalism and Political Control of the PLA
The tumultuous relationship between Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is marked by frequent purges, recurring
The Academic Freeze Between the U.S. and China
In June, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns lamented that there are currently only around 800 American students studying in China, down from a
Human Rights & China, August 2024
New Round of Pressure on Dissidents Rights advocates within China have warned the treatment of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan (张展) and rights lawyer
Tim Walz on China: Balancing Cooperation and Criticism
Kamala Harris’ pick for vice president, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, chose to get married on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre because,
In ‘Bamboo Diplomacy,’ Late Vietnam Leader Nguyen Phu Trong Left a Path for Smaller Nations to Navigate Great Power Rivalries
Jorge Heine, Boston University As a rule, the U.S. secretary of state does not attend the funeral of the general secretary of a Communist
U.S. Military Eyes Australia’s Indian Ocean Toehold to Deter China
A remote Australian island close to an Indian Ocean chokepoint for Chinese oil shipments is on a list of possible locations for U.S. military
The Range of Opinions Informing China’s Approach to the U.S.
With the U.S. election campaign ramping up, the positions of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on China are subject to
Human Rights & China, July-End 2024
This week’s roundup of human rights issues in China focuses on the targeting of activists who advocate for Taiwan independence, the rejection of a
CCP’s Third Plenum Concludes With Vague Reforms, Personnel Changes
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) concluded its Third Plenum of the 20th Central Committee on July 18, issuing a lengthy communique that was short on