Oct 28, 2014

Not unlike other authoritarian and totalitarian regimes throughout history, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has always had a paranoid streak, whose stridenc

Oct 28, 2014

In two weeks, leaders from both sides of the Pacific Ocean will converge in Beijing for the 22nd annual APEC Economic Leader’s Meeting. Beijing has made no s

Oct 28, 2014

The United States and China have one of the largest trading relationships in the world, at over $550 billion per year. U.S. policymakers are right to cry foul

Oct 27, 2014

In his July call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Barack Obama again called for an improved U.S.-China relationship defined by “increased pr

Oct 24, 2014

This week, the commander of Iran’s navy made his first ever visit to China, Chinese media reported. Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari met with Chinese Defense

Oct 22, 2014

Three weeks after the protests in Hong Kong began in earnest, student protest leaders and government officials held a long-awaited dialogue. The Hong Kong Feder

Oct 21, 2014

A recent thought-provoking article in The Diplomat by Liang Tuang Nah titled “Joining Forces in South China Sea Defense Procurement” made some salient observa