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Strategic Partner or Strategic Player? Russian Asia Experts Assess China’s Ukraine Policy
In the U.S. and Europe, China is seen as Russia’s tacit supporter, but what do Russian experts think? This article examines recent...
Elizabeth Wishnick
Jun 1, 202216 min read


China’s Strategic Straddle: Beijing’s Diplomatic Response to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
This article examines China’s diplomatic responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It argues that the war created an immediate...
Evan Mederios
Jun 1, 202226 min read


China’s Propaganda on the War in Ukraine
Although China’s official position on the war has been that of neutrality—not aligning with the West against Russia and not directly...
Maria Repnikova
Jun 1, 202217 min read


The Ukrainian Challenge to China’s Leadership Politics: An Emerging Divergence in Foreign Policy
Despite China’s pro-Russia stance with respect to the invasion of Ukraine, divergent perspectives exist among Chinese policy elites...
Guoguang Wu
Jun 1, 202218 min read


Beijing’s Response to the Biden Administration’s China Policy
Developments in the U.S.-China relationship over the past year suggest that both sides acknowledge there are not any simple fixes for...
Ryan Hass
Mar 1, 202220 min read


CLM Insights Interview with Robert Sutter
Interview with Robert Sutter, author of Chinese Foreign Relations: Power and Policy of an Emerging Global Force (Asia in World Politics),...
China Leadership Monitor
Mar 1, 20227 min read


CLM Insights Interview with Peter Martin
Peter Martin. China’s Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2021. 320 pp. ISBN-10:...
China Leadership Monitor
Mar 1, 20227 min read


Recent Chinese Views on the Taiwan Issue
Public Chinese sources affirm that the foundational elements of China’s Taiwan policy have not changed fundamentally under Xi Jinping. ...
Michael D. Swaine
Dec 1, 202120 min read
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