Beijing

Modi Era India displays geopolitical acumen

The massive positive changes in India during the Modi Era may not be fully understood in the think-tanks in DC, but they have been noticed by Beijing.

U.S. Turns to Central Asia To Combat China’s Rare Earth Dominance

The United States is vulnerable to Chinese control over critical mineral supply chains. To reduce its dependence on Beijing, Washington is increasingly looking to Central Asia. On June 10, U.S. special...

Tbilisi Moves Closer to Beijing Despite Courting Washington

Georgia, once Washington’s closest partner in the post-Soviet space, is deepening its strategic alignment with China. On June 9, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili...

Showcasing Growing Ties, Xi Engages in Rare Visit to North Korea

In a rare visit to the Hermit Kingdom, Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping sought to bring North Korea out of the cold. Xi visited North Korea on June 8-9 for the first time in seven years, holding...

Updated Pentagon List Targets China’s Military-Civil Fusion Program

The Pentagon just fired a warning shot at Beijing — and Wall Street. On June 8, the Pentagon released its updated Section 1260H list, which designates Chinese companies as supporting Beijing’s military-civil...

Defending Taiwan

China Introduces New Outbound Investment Laws To Prevent U.S. Decoupling

After decades of courting foreign investment, Beijing is now working to stop the flow of funds going the other way.  On June 1, China’s State Council published new rules tightening...

The Taiwanese and U.S. Militaries Can’t Really Fight Together

A joint campaign to defend the island would struggle to operate effectively.

Commerce Department Admits Failure To Enforce AI Export Controls on China

The United States may have allowed American firms to sell an untold number of high-end chips to China for over a year.   On May 31, the Commerce Department issued guidance clarifying new enforcement...

TikTok warped Americans’ view of the Iran war — one post at a time

American military forces deployed an impressive range of weaponry against the Iranian regime during Operation Epic Fury — but Tehran’s allies may have been striking back on an entirely different...

A Troubling Precedent from Seoul

Recent geopolitical turmoil has made it clear that the United States needs reliable partners. And rather than just diplomacy for diplomacy’s sake, the urgent necessity of America’s reindustrialization effort...

Beijing’s influence persists in US schools under a new name

If students are learning Chinese in public schools, they could be using a curriculum shaped by the Chinese Communist Party. 

Commerce Department to Allow Volvo Sales Despite Chinese Ownership, Espionage Concerns

Volvo will be staying in the American market despite concerns that its vehicles may vacuum up data for delivery to the firm’s majority shareholders in China. On May 27, Bloomberg reported that the...

Can We Lead in AI Infrastructure? First, Think We Can

The late, great historian David McCullough fondly compared the American story to The Little Engine That Could. It was a common theme across his historical treatment of American marvels ranging...

Why Christian persecution is Trump’s new foreign policy roadmap

During his first term, President Donald Trump made fighting Christian persecution around the world a foreign policy priority. In his second term, it has become something more than that. The...

The U.S.-China Superpower Stalemate

For two days in Beijing last week, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping leaned into the familiar theater of great-power diplomacy. Trump said it was an “honor” to be Xi’s friend...

China’s State Support and Pricing Practices in the Biotechnology Sector

Impact on U.S. Industry

Regulatory Framework for Fusion Machines

Improving Customer Service and Protecting Consumers Through Onshoring

The One Movie You Have to See to Understand the Promise—and Threat—of AI

A new AI documentary captures the technology’s promise and peril—and shows why Congress cannot afford to stay passive.