Yang Xiao

Commentaries by Yang Xiao

Yang Xiao

Deputy Director of Institute of Maritime Strategy Studies, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations

Yang Xiao is Deputy Director of the Institute of Maritime Strategy Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR).

Chances Rise for Third-Party Military Incidents
Jul 17, 2026
The risks of unintended maritime and aerial incidents triggered by more frequent and complex military activity are no longer confined to the China-U.S. relationship. They are extending into a more complicated and less predictable multilateral environment.
Provocations in the South China Sea
Jan 02, 2024
The United States and the Philippines are playing a dangerous game of brinksmanship with respect to Huangyan Dao and Ren’ai Jiao. They have already seriously undermined the stability of the region. For its part, China has been restrained, wanting to avoid a slide that would have serious and tragic consequences.
South China Sea
Political Barriers in U.S. Exports to China and U.S.-China Trade Deficits
Apr 10, 2017
On March 31, U.S. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders to review the reasons why United States has trade deficits with some of its trading partners. The U.S.-China trade deficit is certainly an important topic of the review.
China-U.S. Trade China-U.S. Economic Relations

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