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Geoeconomics and Trade

The U.S.-China Trade Truce Has Not Solved the Gallium Problem

The Deal of the ART: Assessing the “America First” Trade Policy in Asia

Taiwan

Lights Out? Wargaming a Chinese Blockade of Taiwan

Measures Short of Invasion

Defense and Military

Dalian shipyard in China where Type 004 aircraft carrier is being built.

A New Supercarrier Emerges

Tracking China’s Fourth Aircraft Carrier

Digital Feature by Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, Aidan Powers-Riggs, and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — May 21, 2026

Is the United States Prepared for a War with China?

Revisiting the Relationship Between Economic and Sea Power

Tech Competition

Why China Is Now a Peer Competitor to the United States in Cyberspace

China’s High-Tech Drive in 10 Charts

Geopolitics

Unpacking President Trump’s Visit to China | State of Play

America Has Lost Its Leverage Over China

Health

How Foes Can Defeat a Common Enemy: U.S.-China Collaboration to Combat Ebola

Tom Bollyky, CFR: China will not fill the gap “as the dominant actor in global health security exits the stage.”

Human Rights

Assessing the Impact of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act After Three Years

How China and Russia Facilitate North Korea’s Human Rights Abuses

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Chinese Energy Investments in Southeast Asia

The Geopolitics of Russia’s Civil Nuclear Exports Four Years into the War

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State of Play

Is Something Big About to Happen with North Korea?

Victor Cha, Tom Christensen, and Edgard Kagan join Will to discuss a reported visit of Xi Jinping to North Korea.

Podcast Episode by Will Todman, Thomas J. Christensen, Victor Cha, and Edgard D. Kagan — May 29, 2026

Photo: iLab/CSIS

A New Supercarrier Emerges

China’s fourth aircraft carrier is rapidly taking shape at Dalian Shipyard. Satellite imagery reveals a vessel likely to be larger and more advanced than its predecessors, with evidence suggesting it may be China’s first nuclear-powered carrier.

Digital Feature by Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, Aidan Powers-Riggs, and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — May 21, 2026

Why China Is Now a Peer Competitor to the United States in Cyberspace

China has matured its cyber ecosystem in sophistication, scale, stealth, and strategy—now rivaling, and in some areas surpassing, the United States. Washington should use the window following Trump's Beijing visit to strengthen its response to China's cyber threat.

Commentary by Nikita Shah — May 15, 2026

Pekingology

Trump and Xi Meet in China

Henrietta Levin is joined by Jon Czin to discuss the May 14-15 summit between President Trump and President Xi in Beijing.

Podcast Episode by Henrietta Levin — May 15, 2026

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State of Play

What did the Trump-Xi Summit Achieve?

Edgard Kagan, Scott Kennedy, and Bonny Lin joined Will to discuss how successful the Trump-Xi summit was.

Podcast Episode by Will Todman, Bonny Lin, Scott Kennedy, and Edgard D. Kagan — May 15, 2026

Photo: iLab/CSIS