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Geoeconomics and Trade

Building a New Market to Counter Chinese Mineral Market Manipulation
Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran — June 12, 2025
Taiwan

The Risks of Rushing to Denial in the Taiwan Strait
Commentary by Sean Monaghan — March 24, 2025
Defense and Military

China’s Gray-Zone Infrastructure Strategy on the Tibetan Plateau: Roads, Dams, and Digital Domination
Report by Thomas Hader, Benjamin Jensen, Divya Ramjee, and Jose M. Macias III — June 4, 2025
Tech Competition

Trump Strikes a Deal to Restore Rare Earths Access
Critical Questions by Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz — June 11, 2025
Geopolitics

What Iran’s Isolation Says About Moscow and Beijing’s Commitment to Latin America’s Dictators
Commentary by Ryan C. Berg — June 23, 2025
Health

How Severe Are China’s Food Security Challenges?
Commentary by Brian Hart, Bonny Lin, Hugh Grant-Chapman, Leon Li, Truly Tinsley, Peter Dazheng Huang, and Claire Tiunn — April 24, 2025
Human Rights

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on New Frontiers in UFLPA Enforcement
Transcript — July 9, 2024
Energy and Climate

How Robust Is China’s Energy Security?
Commentary by Brian Hart, Bonny Lin, Hugh Grant-Chapman, Leon Li, Truly Tinsley, Claire Tiunn, and Peter Dazheng Huang — June 4, 2025
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Flashpoints and Future of the U.S.-China Relationship

Taiwan in the Balance
Inside DOD’s FY 2026 Budget
In the News 12 of 193 results
Trump wants US$30 billion for China shipbuilding race. Here’s why victory won’t come easy
Brian Hart cited in South China Morning Post — July 3, 2025
How Rare Earths Became China’s Top Trade Weapon
Gracelin Baskaran published in Foreign Policy — July 1, 2025
US, China announce a trade agreement — again. Here’s what it means
Scott Kennedy cited in AP — June 27, 2025
How war-torn Myanmar plays a critical role in China’s rare earth dominance
Gracelin Baskaran cited in CNBC — June 23, 2025
The China Wild Card
Scott Kennedy cited in The New York Times — June 23, 2025
Does Xi Have Trump’s Number?
Scott Kennedy published in Foreign Policy — June 16, 2025
US–China trade deal is 'temporary ceasefire,' not an agreement
William Alan Reinsch appearance on Yahoo Finance — June 11, 2025
In trade standoff with China, U.S. might have a losing hand
Scott Kennedy cited in The Washington Post — June 11, 2025
London talks are just the start of efforts to close U.S.-China trade divide
Scott Kennedy cited in The Washington Post — June 9, 2025
What Will China Do Next in Latin America?
Ryan C. Berg published in Foreign Policy — June 5, 2025
How electric scooters are driving China's salt battery push
Ilaria Mazzocco cited in BBC — June 2, 2025
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: A fragile truce as tempers flare
Scott Kennedy cited in CNBC — May 21, 2025
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Weathering ‘High Winds and Stormy Waves’: China’s Search for Economic Security
Digital Report — June 27, 2025
No Safe Harbor: Evaluating the Risk of China's Port Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean
Digital Report by Henry Ziemer, Jaehyun Han, and Aidan Powers-Riggs — June 25, 2025

What Iran’s Isolation Says About Moscow and Beijing’s Commitment to Latin America’s Dictators
Commentary by Ryan C. Berg — June 23, 2025
From Iran to China: Using Social Data to Detect Authoritarian Decline
Commentary by Benjamin Jensen — June 20, 2025
The Case for a Pacific Defense Pact: A Conversation with Dr. Ely Ratner
Podcast Episode by Bonny Lin — June 18, 2025

Disruptions to Trade in the Taiwan Strait Would Severely Impact China's Economy
Analysis by Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, David Peng, Bonny Lin, and Jasper Verschuur — June 17, 2025
A New U.S.-China Framework Agreement and the Stubbornness of Globalization
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz — June 17, 2025

China Isn’t on the G7 Agenda, but It’s Still the Main Event
Critical Questions by Henrietta Levin — June 16, 2025
Is China’s New London “Super Embassy” a Risk to National Security?
Critical Questions by Aosheng Pusztaszeri — June 13, 2025