Craig Singleton

July 23, 2024 | Craig Singleton |

China and the U.S. Are Careening Toward a South China Sea Crisis

A failure of deterrence risks pushing the region into deeper conflict.

May 30, 2024 | Craig Singleton |

China blasts US open borders even as its citizens pour across

The recent surge of Chinese nationals attempting to illegally enter the United States via Mexico has increased 50-fold, from 689 in 2021 to 37,000 in 2023, placing heightened...

March 20, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Attack TikTok

Cut its Chinese Communist ties

February 27, 2024 | Craig Singleton |

Beijing’s Post-Election Plan for Taiwan

Expect China to double down on political warfare.

September 7, 2023 | Craig Singleton |

China’s Military Is Going Global

At Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, China is nearing completion of what U.S. officials suspect will be its first overseas military outpost in the Indo-Pacific...

September 7, 2023 | Craig Singleton |

Xi Prepares to Eat Economic Bitterness

To withstand threats from China’s economic troubles, Xi stays focused on security.

June 29, 2023 | Craig Singleton |

Xi’s Schadenfreude Over Moscow’s Mutiny

Xi feels vindicated over Putin’s style of governance—but has made a bad bet on the Russian leader.

April 26, 2023 | Craig Singleton |

Upcoming Paraguayan Election a Bellwether for Taiwan’s International Standing

The outcome of this month’s hotly contested Paraguayan election will likely determine whether Asuncion maintains diplomatic relations with Taipei or switches recognition to Beijing, a move that would...

March 6, 2023 | Craig Singleton |

China’s Ukraine Peace Plan Is Actually About Taiwan

Beijing’s phony proposal lays bare its conditions for winning an East Asian war.

January 5, 2023 | Craig Singleton |

Don’t Fight the Last War

Politicians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war. But Chinese leader Xi Jinping likely understands that he cannot wage a future conflict over Taiwan by replicating the strategy that failed...

January 4, 2023 | Craig Singleton |

Impending COVID Surge Expected to Tarnish Xi Jinping’s Image at Home

China’s COVID-19 crisis will worsen further as tens of millions travel from the country’s largest cities to their hometowns in the rural interior during this month’s Lunar New Year celebration. Chinese...

November 4, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

Chinese Election Meddling Hits the Midterms

Beijing is shifting its global influence campaigns from propaganda to blatant election interference.

October 21, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

Xi’s Third Term Is a Gift in Disguise

With China’s leader, what you see is what you get. That’s good news for Western policymakers.

October 7, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

China wins human rights vote at UN, exposing flaws of Biden’s reform plan

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this week voted down a proposal from the United States, Britain, Turkey, and others to hold a debate about the Chinese government’s persecution of Uighur...

October 6, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

How Far Will Xi Go to Help a Desperate Putin?

Cracks have emerged in their marriage of convenience, but the two autocrats are in it for the long haul.

September 7, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

How Beijing Benefits From a New Iran Deal

The nuclear agreement could unleash Chinese activity in the Gulf and complicate U.S. goals in the Indo-Pacific.

July 8, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

Strict Oversight Needed for New U.S-Backed Counter-China Infrastructure Initiative

The United States, in partnership with other Group of 7 (G7) nations, launched an initiative last week aimed at raising $600 billion to fund infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries over...

June 2, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

China’s Multilateral March Continues

China scored several diplomatic victories last week at the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), amplifying concerns about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) efforts...

May 22, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

A new approach to defending Taiwan at the UN

Excerpt Bowing to Chinese pressure for the fifth year in a row, the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to arbitrarily deny Taiwan’s request to attend the global health body’s annual agenda-setting...

May 16, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

President Biden’s Missed Opportunities at U.S.-ASEAN Summit

President Joe Biden hosted an in-person summit last week with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a bloc of 10 countries with a total annual GDP of approximately $3 trillion....