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Coercion Cul-de-Sac: Upcoming Taiwan Elections and Beijing’s Broken Cross-Strait Relations Approach
The upcoming Taiwan elections on January 13, 2024 is an important moment to observe what, if any, modifications Beijing might make to its...
Jude Blanchette
Nov 30, 202320 min read


CLM Insights Interview with Zongyuan Zoe Liu
Zongyuan Zoe Liu. Sovereign Funds: How the Communist Party of China Finances Its Global Ambitions. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press: An...
China Leadership Monitor
Nov 30, 20237 min read


China’s Response to American-led “Containment and Suppression”
During the period since Beijing’s exit from the COVID-19 lockdown, Chinese leaders’ descriptions of their country’s strategic environment...
Ryan Hass
Aug 29, 202317 min read


Bolder Gambits, Same Challenges: Chinese Strategists Assess the Biden Admin’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
Chinese strategists view the motivations, drivers, and challenges arising from the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy with...
Joel Wuthnow and Elliot S. Ji
Aug 29, 202315 min read


National Security after China’s 20th Party Congress: Trends in Discourse and Policy
The 20th Party Congress in October 2022 affirmed the centrality of Xi Jinping’s vision of national (or state) security in Chinese...
Sheena Chestnut Greitens
Aug 29, 202317 min read


A “Superior Relationship”: How the Invasion of Ukraine Has Deepened the Sino-Russian Partnership
Relations between China and Russia have deepened since 2022, although each country is now more careful in messaging, especially to...
Elizabeth Wishnick
Jun 5, 202315 min read


Crisis Management and the Taiwan Situation: Chinese Views and Conflict Avoidance
As the United States and China continue to clash over the contentious Taiwan issue, the likelihood of serious diplomatic and military...
Michael D. Swaine
Jun 4, 202317 min read


CLM Insights Interview with Suisheng Zhao
Suisheng Zhao. The Dragon Roars Back: Transformational Leaders and Dynamics of Chinese Foreign Policy. Stanford University Press, 2023....
China Leadership Monitor
Jun 1, 20235 min read
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