Distrust and verify
The Beijing summit was pageantry; Xi’s ambitions are not
Mandarin Chinese
China’s New Ethnic Minority Law Seeks To Legitimize Ongoing Repression
Beijing is increasing its efforts to reshape the very face of Chinese society. The National People’s Congress (NPC) is slated to consider a new law intended to promote “ethnic unity and progress”...
Policy Briefs
Fight To Keep China Out of U.S. K-12 Classrooms Comes to Congress
American children in grades K-12 are influenced by many things, including their parents, peers, and various forms of media. China, Qatar, and Iran don’t belong on the list, and three recent bills moving...
Policy Briefs
Death of Daniel Suidani shows how China gets the better of Quad
Daniel Suidani scared the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) more than Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, freedom of navigation patrols through the South China Sea, and a newly commissioned nuclear...
Op-eds
Countering Beijing’s Denial, Kyiv Claims That More Than 150 Chinese Nationals Are Fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Rather than sue for peace, Russia has banked on Chinese assistance to expand its war in Ukraine. ...
Policy Briefs
How Mao is Outsmarting Madison in American K-12 Classrooms
In a legislative blitz last week, the House of Representatives passed 25 bills to counter Beijing’s growing influence and protect Americans from threats associated with everything...
Op-eds
Cognitive Combat
China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans
Monographs
Replacing America
China’s Communists rulers intend to establish a new world order
Op-eds
Much Ado About ‘Somethings’
China-Linked Influence Operation Endures Despite Takedowns
Memos
Remarks by Matt Pottinger at Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation’s China Forum 2023
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Remarks
Yes, Xi Jinping is a dictator, and he should be proud of it
What’s Xi Jinping getting his knickers in a knot about? Was it a diplomatic faux pas for President Biden to call him — at a campaign fundraiser — a “dictator”? Of course. Was...
Op-eds
The new – or perhaps renewed – Cold War
You can’t win it if you don’t know you’re in it
Op-eds
To be effective, US policy on PRC must be actioned early and often
‘Great Powers are expected to live up to commitments to international rules and norms even if those rules work against that country’s interests—credibility is more important. Second, to be effective, Policy must be constantly repeated.’
Op-eds
Xi Jinping Is Watching His Back
His rhetoric has taken a paranoid turn—and holing himself up in Beijing hasn’t helped.
Op-eds
The Middle Kingdom Meets Higher Education
How U.S. Universities Support China’s Military-Industrial Complex
Monographs
Biden-Xi Summit Only Highlights Fundamental Differences Between U.S. and China
Xi’s buzzwords that mimic progressive rhetoric can’t hide the country’s totalitarian intolerance of any speech the CCP deems unacceptable.
Op-eds
‘Like-minded nations must work together to make China treat others with respect’
David R. Stilwell, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP) from June 2019 to early 2021, speaks to The Sunday Guardian. In this edition of Indo-Pacific: Behind...
Op-eds
Below the Belt and Road
Corruption and Illicit Dealings in China’s Global Infrastructure
Monographs
Managing Terrorism Financing Risk in Remittances and Money Transfers
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Legislative Testimonies
China’s Nuclear Comprador for Iran
Any deal emerging from the Iran nuclear talks is supposed to block all Iran’s pathways to the bomb, or so promises President Obama. So, what does the Obama administration propose to do abou...