Publications

Yibao.net: Xi Jinping Showcased Military Might at the Parade – Put his own Frailty was Hard to Miss.

By: Dr. Jianli Yang On September 3, Beijing staged China’s largest ever military parade, marking 80 years since victory in World War II. The international spotlight focused on the striking image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s...
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Yibao.net: Xi Jinping’s SOC Pitch: China Wants to be Eurasia’s Growth Engine

By: Dr. Jianli Yang At this year’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, Beijing delivered a message to Eurasia and the wider Global South: in an age of trade wars, sanctions, and fractured globalization, China intends to be the stable growth engine others...
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Yibao.net: Xi’s Anti-Corruption Drive Turns on China’s Ethnic Minorities

By: Deyu Wang When Beijing investigates a senior Tibetan, Hui, or Zhuang official for corruption, it is never just about corruption. The recent downfall of Qizhala, the ethnic Tibetan former chairman of Tibet; Lan Tianli, the ethnic Zhuang chairman of Guangxi; and Liu...
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The National Interest: What China Wants (and Fears) from a Trump-Putin Deal

Make no mistake, Beijing would prefer to see a frozen Russia-Ukraine conflict and a Moscow less burdened by sanctions. By: Dr. Jianli Yang When Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska this Friday to discuss “ending” the war in Ukraine, Beijing will...
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