Ahead of his summit with Xi Jinping (習近平) in Beijing later this month, Donald Trump is once again facing calls to push for the release of Jimmy Lai
Opinion
China’s Jimmy Lai Problem Isn’t Going Away
It has been nearly two months since Jimmy Lai (黎智英), the media mogul and pro-democracy activist, was sentenced to 20 years in prison under Hong Kong’s
Are the U.S. and China Living in 1914? (Book Review)
In his 1908 essay, “Leo Tolstoy as the Mirror of the Russian Revolution,” Vladimir Lenin concluded that while Tolstoy was unmatched in portraying the
China Can Still Bring Trump to Beijing
On Monday, President Donald Trump floated the idea that he might not go to China this month. On Tuesday, he confirmed it. China’s response has been
Time for the KMT to Reassert Itself in Washington
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) now has the whip hand in Taiwan’s arms sales negotiations. Last week the KMT unveiled its own special defense
Taiwanese President Maintains His Composure as Man Vomits at Temple
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) made the best of an unfortunate situation when he was suddenly vomited on during Lunar New Year celebrations at
AOC, Trump, and a Week of Bad Answers on Taiwan
As Taiwan broke for the lunar new year holiday this week, the United States’ leading populists were busy undermining the longstanding pillars of
Beijing Might Not Release Jimmy Lai Because It’s Right. They Should Do it Because It’s Smart
On Friday, a bipartisan group of five U.S. Congressman wrote a letter to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in Oslo nominating Jimmy Lai (黎智英), along
Xi Can’t Deliver
As the world enters 2026, the economic relationship between the United States and China remains defined by expectations on the part of President
KMT, TPP Advance Alternate Special Budget for Defense Spending
Taiwan’s parliament, the Legislative Yuan, is considering a defense special budget that effectively funds all of the items on the recently-announced
Labour’s Tilt Toward China Has Been Years in the Making
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is on his way to Beijing where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) tomorrow. This meeting marks the
TikTok Finally Under New Ownership, Algorithm to Be ‘Leased’ From China
TikTok’s American spinoff, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, has finally been established after years in limbo. TikTok users do not have to download a