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Addressing Forced Labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
February 3, 2021 | Amy K. Lehr To reduce the risk of forced labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region affecting global supply chains, public and private actors can deploy various tools to support sourcing diversification in the textile, apparel, and footwear sectors.

Blog Post
The US and China: Not Number One
December 21, 2020 | Shining Tan, Scott Kennedy
From Trustee China Hand

It is almost universally believed that the United States and China are locked in a strategic competition of epic proportions. But in many areas of social significance, both the US and China are not number-one. 

This photo taken on May 31, 2019 shows a Uighur woman (C) going through an entrance to a bazaar in Hotan, in China's northwest Xinjiang region. | GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images
Interactive report
Combatting Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang
December 16, 2020 | Amy K. Lehr

The US has imposed unilateral sanctions and seized imports to address widespread human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China, yet China has doubled down on its policies. This report explores policy options for the US and like-minded countries.

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New Approaches to Supply Chain Traceability: Implications for Xinjiang and Beyond
November 16, 2020 | Amy K. Lehr Traceability is necessary to understand supply chains and address forced labor conditions in Xinjiang. This report explores the need for supply chain traceability, new technological approaches, and measures that can be taken to catalyze the adoption of such systems.

Blog Post
Thunder Out of Congress on China
September 11, 2020 | Scott Kennedy
From Trustee China Hand

By some measures the 116th Congress has been more outspoken on China than any of its predecessors.

Report
Addressing Forced Labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region: Toward a Shared Agenda
July 30, 2020 | Amy K. Lehr Forced labor in Xinjiang may affect products entering the United States and Europe, and implicates global brands. This brief explores the sectors that may be implicated, the relevant sourcing challenges, and opportunities that exist for collective action.

Newsletter
Turmoil at U.S. Agency for Global Media Undermines Information Policy for North Korea
July 14, 2020 | Robert R. King Michael Pack was sworn in as the new head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) a few days after he was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 4, 2020. 

Interactive report
Countering Russian & Chinese Influence Activities
July 1, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Cyrus Newlin, Rachel Ellehuus, Amy Searight

Moscow and Beijing’s toolkit for influencing democratic societies has evolved. Using Germany, the UK, Japan, and Australia as case studies, CSIS explores what traits made these democracies vulnerable to foreign influence as well as the sources of their resiliency.

Blog Post
Covid-19: A New U.S.-India Higher Education Infrastructure
June 10, 2020
From New Perspectives on Asia
By Yatin Jain 

The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered global lockdowns, including school and university closures.  Indian students, a group that marks the 

Commentary
Seizing the Momentum on Afghan Peace
June 2, 2020 | J. Alexander Thier

Just as things were seeming especially bleak in Afghanistan, with horrific violence and unchecked pandemic spread, there have been two major breakthroughs that could greatly improve the potential for peace talks. Swift action is needed to seize the momentum.

Commentary
Five Ways COVID-19 Is Changing Global Migration
March 25, 2020 | Erol Yayboke COVID-19 has caused unprecedented mobility restrictions. Whether by creating longer-term economic stress, greater inequality, more vulnerability to forced migrants, and increases in irregular migration, it could also be fundamentally changing the face of global migration.

Report
Perspectives on Taiwan: Insights from the 2019 Taiwan-U.S. Policy Program
January 9, 2020 | Bonnie S. Glaser, Matthew P. Funaiole The papers in this compendium were written by the nine members of the 2019 TUPP delegation. Each participant was asked to reflect on their in-country experience and produce a short article analyzing a policy issue related to Taiwan.

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