Op Ed

Yibao.net: The Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday and the Bettle for Tibet’s Soul

BY: JIANLI YANG July 6 marks the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso—a milestone not only of personal longevity but of profound historical consequence. As the revered spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism enters his tenth decade, the question of who...
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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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National Interest: Recalibrating China’s Tech Nationalism: Takeaways from Huawei Founder’s People’s Daily Interview.

China is recalibrating its tech policy, elevating private enterprise to counter US export controls and drive innovation. BY: JIANLI YANG On June 10, 2025, as US and Chinese trade negotiators met in London for another round of tense talks, a different kind of...
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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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