Op Ed

The National Review: Beijing Weaponizes Strategic Ambiguity on Taiwan

By JIANLI YANG Dec 31, 2025 China’s latest action looks less like an exercise and more like a deliberate attempt to erase the line between drills and war. On December 29, 2025, the Eastern Theater Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) abruptly launched a...

National Review: China’s Alarming Latin America Strategy

By JIANLI YANG Dec 20, 2025 A new paper reveals the essence of Beijing’s worldview: the entire world is one chessboard, and the Taiwan question is at its center. About a week after Washington released its latest U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) — a document...

The National Interest: China’s Chip War Strategy is Fixed. Here’s why America’s Should be Too.

By JIANLI YANG Dec 19, 2025 China’s chip strategy is focused on self-reliance. The United States should reconsider its decision to allow Nvidia to export H200 chips and instead enact a total export ban. US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement to permit Nvidia...

You Can’t Beat China on Rare Earths without American Manufacturing Muscle

By DEYU WANG Dec 15, 2025 One of the most notable accomplishments of President Trump’s recent swing through China was his success in persuading China’s President Xi to liberalize export controls on rare earths. This was no small matter, as these minerals are...