Why Blacklisting Huawei Could Backfire

Last spring, when theU.S. Department of Commerceadded the Chinese telecommunications companyZTEto a trade backlist, effectively severingZTEfrom its vitalU.S.suppliers, Chinese PresidentXi Jinpingtold…

Lorand Laskai

Demystifying Belt and Road

InMay 2017,Beijinghosted the first Belt andRoad Forumfor International Cooperation. The summit, which gathered representatives of more than 100 countries, had been organized to promote Chinese…

Yuen Yuen Ang

The Deal Trump Should Strike With Xi

Chinese PresidentXi Jinpingwill go to the G-20 Summit inBuenos Airesat the end of November with one thing on his mind: defusing the trade war withthe United States. That means striking a deal, andU.S…

Geoffrey Garrett

Disappearing Acts

The question sounds like the beginning of a bad joke: What do an actress and former head of Interpol have in common? However, the answer is no laughing matter. Actress Fan Bingbing and former…

Thomas J. Shattuck

Beijing’s Nuclear Option

As China’s power has grown in recent years, so, too, has the risk of war with the United States. Under President Xi Jinping, China has increased its political and economic pressure on Taiwan and…

Caitlin Talmadge

A Blow to China’s Soft Power

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), an enormous international investment project touted by Chinese President Xi Jinping, was supposed to establish Chinese soft power. Since late 2013, Beijing has…

Christopher Balding