Zhao Lijian

July 13, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

What China’s rulers want

The FBI director understands; many business leaders do not

September 16, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

A New Partnership to Counter China in the Pacific

Australia is on the frontlines in the great power rivalry between the CCP and the U.S.

June 19, 2021 | Cleo Paskal |

Is Covid-19 China’s attempt to wage a silent war?

‘In a world following silent biological warfare, the instigating nations will be the quickest to recover, and ultimately lead the new world order. If this is indeed a sci-fi scenario, caused by Chinese...

May 28, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Only the Chinese Communist Party Knows the Origins of the COVID Pandemic

And it has been withholding, deflecting, and obfuscating the entire time.

April 1, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

A Diplomat’s Trip to Taiwan Draws the Ire of the CCP

The Chinese foreign ministry has expressed outrage over an ambassador’s visit to discuss the pandemic.

March 19, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

What’s Behind China’s Dangerous Incursion into the East China Sea

Japan has long controlled the Senkaku Islands, but the CCP is trying aggressively to stake a claim.

January 20, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

What to Make of Pompeo’s Parting Moves Regarding China

The State Department lifted restrictions on some interactions with Taiwan. How will the Biden administration proceed?

October 28, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The Emerging Sino-Russian Alliance

How the 'great powers' are reconfiguring their partnerships for a new era. Plus, why it matters that al-Qaeda’s media chief was killed in Taliban country.

June 17, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

China’s Skirmish With India Is Only Its Latest Aggression During the Pandemic

The clash in the Galwan river valley will exacerbate concerns regarding the CCP’s intentions.

June 10, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Trump’s Executive Order on Chinese Students Addresses a Complicated—But Real—Issue

This issue requires a surgical scalpel, not a sledgehammer.

May 27, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Understanding China’s Latest Move Against Hong Kong

The CCP is using the threat of a foreign bogeyman to encroach on residents' freedoms.

May 7, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Explaining the Intense Diplomatic Battle Between the U.S. and China

The Chinese Communist Party’s ‘Wolf Warriors’ have Secretary Pompeo in their crosshairs right now, but their agenda will outlast the Trump administration.

April 30, 2020 | Mathew Ha, Alice Cho

China’s Coronavirus Disinformation Campaigns Are Integral to Its Global Information Warfare Strategy

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) successfully coerced the European Union into toning down criticism of China in an April 24 report that documents disinformation operations related to the COVID-19 pandemic....

April 17, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

State Department Report Highlights World’s Deadliest Weapons

Potential nuclear tests in China, a whole list of problems with Russia, and let's not forget North Korea and Iran.

April 15, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Fault Lines in the ‘Great Power Competition’

Does the U.S. continue to work within the framework of existing global institutions or abandon those it sees as problematic?

April 10, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Why China Sunk a Vietnamese Fishing Boat During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Chinese Communist Party has aggressive intentions in the South China Sea.