International Relations

The Diplomat: Why is the U.S. Pushing India – but not China – for Buying Russian Oil?

The unequal treatment reflects a confluence of cold political calculation, economic leverage, and the difference between how U.S. policymakers view India and China. By: Dr. Jianli Yang When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine on February 22, 2022, the world was...
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Yibao.net: Geopolitical Contest Behind the Thailand-Cambodia Border Armed Conflict: The Roles and Strategies of the United States of America

By: Dr. Yang Jianli In July 2025, a fierce border conflict erupted between Thailand and Cambodia, heightening regional tensions and drawing widespread international attention. On the surface, this appears to be another flare-up of a long-standing territorial dispute...
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Yibao.net: Naive to Compare China to Iran: East Asian Countries Must Fortify their Defenses and Diplomacy in an Uncertain Era.

BY: JIANLI YANG The recent U.S. airstrike on Iran’s underground nuclear facilities was met with a restrained Iranian response—just 14 missiles fired at the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar—followed swiftly by Iran’s agreement to a ceasefire. This sequence of events...
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The Diplomat: War in Iran: China’s Short- and Long-Term Strategic Calculations

Amid the Israeli and U.S. military strikes on Iran, China’s attempt to seize the moral high ground converges with its multilayered strategic calculations. BY: JIANLI YANG Since Israel began its aerial strikes on Iranian territory, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
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