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Unpacking China’s Recent SLBM Test into the Pacific

On July 6th, China tested a submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile from the South China Sea into the Pacific, marking the first time China has ever launched a submarine-launched ballistic missile into international open waters. Mr. Joseph Rodgers, Dr. Bonny Lin, and Dr. Charles Edel discuss the details of the launch, including how China broke with established international code of conduct, what drove China to conduct the missile test, and how regional countries have responded to China’s provocative and destabilizing action.

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Taiwan

Southbound Diplomacy: Assessing Taiwan’s “Integrated Diplomacy” on the 10th Anniversary of the New Southbound Policy

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China’s SLBM Test Underscores the Importance of a Ballistic Missile Launch Notification Agreement

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Innovation Lightbulb: FY 2027 Proposed R&D Cuts

What the Trump-Xi Summit Revealed, and Left Unsaid, About U.S.-China Tech Competition

New Activity at Possible Chinese Intelligence Facilities in Cuba

Strategic Clarity: Reassessing the Value of China to Korea

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.”

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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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China’s Nuclear Energy Priorities Under Its 15th Five-Year Plan

Chinese Energy Investments in Southeast Asia

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Pekingology

China Was Ready for the Age of Anarchy

Sam Chetwin George, Senior Fellow at the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.–China Relations and Research Fellow at China Heritage, joins to explore Beijing’s evolving perspectives on the post-World War II order and what comes next.

Podcast Episode by Henrietta Levin — June 25, 2026

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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

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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