State Council of the People's Republic of China

March 5, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

China’s Defense Budget Keeps Growing While Economy Contracts

In the middle of its spring budgeting season, it’s guns, not butter, for Beijing. Ahead of its annual “Two Sessions” legislative gatherings on March 5, China unveiled its latest series of planned...

December 24, 2025 | Mariam Wahba, Samuel Ben-Ur

Eight Things to Know About Christians in China

The latest wave of religious repression in China represents the most aggressive internal clampdowns in years. Catholic bishops appointed by the Vatican have been disappeared, despite a deal allegedly giving...

October 17, 2025 | Craig Singleton, Jack Burnham, Daniel Swift

Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Robotics and Industrial Machinery

September 16, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

China Creates ‘Nature Reserve’ To Boost Its Sovereignty Claims in the South China Sea

Not content with building artificial islands and bullying its neighbors, China is increasingly using its domestic environmental laws to cement its illegal territorial grabs in the South China Sea. On September...

August 6, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Polysilicon and Its Derivatives

May 13, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

‘Neither Side Wanted a Decoupling’: U.S. and China Announce Joint Pause on Tariffs Amid Ongoing Negotiations

China and the United States have embraced a frosty truce in their burgeoning trade war. On May 12, following a two-day summit in Geneva, Washington and Beijing issued a joint statement announcing a 90-day...

May 6, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang

Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients

April 3, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Signaling Displeasure With Washington, China Conducts Military Exercises Around Taiwan

China’s psychological warfare on Taiwan is intensifying. Following its largest military exercises around Taiwan in three decades last December, Beijing has launched a new series of military drills. On...

December 17, 2024 | Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic

The Near Enemy: China’s Subnational Reach Into the United States

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October 23, 2023 | Craig Singleton |

Beijing’s Power Play

Safeguarding U.S. National Security in the Electric Vehicle and Battery Industries

September 14, 2023 | Sam George, John Pomfret, Matthew Johnson, Matt Pottinger

Capital Markets with Chinese Characteristics

Xi’s Declaration of Lawfare

July 26, 2023 | Nathan Picarsic, Emily de La Bruyère

Commanding Heights: Ensuring U.S. Leadership in the Critical and Emerging Technologies of the 21st Century

October 28, 2022 | Samantha Ravich, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

China’s Accelerating CEEW Campaign

April 26, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

Why Xi Is Trapped in Ukraine

Now, it is Russia, not China, sitting in the geopolitical driver’s seat.

February 10, 2022 | Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic

Elemental Strategy

Countering the Chinese Communist Party’s Efforts to Dominate the Rare Earth Industry

December 9, 2021 | Craig Singleton |

The Middle Kingdom Meets Higher Education

How U.S. Universities Support China’s Military-Industrial Complex

November 15, 2021 | Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic

All Over the Map

The Chinese Communist Party’s Subnational Interests in the United States

May 27, 2021 | Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic

Defusing Military-Civil Fusion

The Need to Identify and Respond to Chinese Military Companies

April 13, 2021 | Craig Singleton |

Diplomatic Malpractice: Reforming the WHO After China’s COVID Cover-up

October 14, 2020 | Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic

Made in Germany, Co-opted by China