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Chinese soldiers march with the national flag (C), flanked by the flags of the Communist Party of China (R) and the People's Liberation Army (L) during a military parade at Tiananmen Square

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 08: Travellers walk out of Shanghai Railway Station as Shanghai no longer requires people who return to this city to undergo nucleic acid testing upon their arrival on December 8, 2022 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Travelers walk out of Shanghai Railway Station on December 8, 2022, in Shanghai, China. (VCG via Getty Images)

Commentary

China’s Myth of Communist Competence

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Senior Fellow

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Jan 5, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

This photo taken on September 19, 2017 shows painted portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and late communist leader Mao Zedong at a market in Beijing. As the Chinese Communist Party gathers for its most defining congress in decades, a new catchphrase is echoing through Beijing's cavernous Great Hall of the People: Xi Jinping's "new era thought". / AFP PHOTO / GREG BAKER (Photo credit should read GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

Portraits of Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong in Beijing, China, on September 19, 2017. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

No Government Has Killed More People through Incompetence than Communist China

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Jan 4, 2023

Commentary

3 Min Read

BANGKOK, THAILAND - NOVEMBER 19: President Xi Jinping of China enters the APEC Economic Leaders Sustainable Trade and Investment meeting at he Queen Sirikit National Convention Center on November 19, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand is hosting the APEC meetings this year, w

Xi Jinping in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 19, 2022. (Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

Commentary

Don’t Expect Beijing to Comply with Trade Rules

John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Jan 4, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

Podcast

China Insider #4 | China-Russia Relations, the PRC's COVID-19 Surge, and 2023 Predictions

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Wilson Shirley

Former Media Fellow, China Center

Miles Yu & Wilson Shirley

Jan 4, 2023

Podcast

Republic of Korea Marines patrol as part of amphibious operations during KAMANDAG 6 at Naval Education, Training, and Doctrine Command, Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. This combined interoperability event involved members of the U.S. Marine Corps, Philippine Marine Corps, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over d

Korean Marines take part in joint exercises with Japanese, American, and Philippine troops in the Philippines on October 7, 2022. (US Marine Corps photo by Danny Gonzalez)

Commentary

Japan’s Defense Plans Benefit South Korea

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Jan 4, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Pillsbury Fox News china Chinese Communist Party Levin

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In the Media

Congress' Overdue Response to Chinese Escalation

Michael Pillsbury

Former Senior Fellow and Director for Chinese Strategy

Michael Pillsbury

Jan 2, 2023

In the Media

Heinrichs Fox News China Xi Jinping COVID COVID-19

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

China Continues to Withhold COVID-19 Data

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jan 1, 2023

In the Media

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In the Media

The Foreign Policy Outlook for 2023

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

H.R. McMaster

Jan 1, 2023

In the Media

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Japan H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida in Tokyo

Narendra Modi and Fumio Kishida meet in Tokyo, Japan, on September 27, 2022. (Flickr)

Commentary

India and Japan Will Play a Decisive Role in 2023

Satoru Nagao

Fellow (Nonresident)

Satoru Nagao

Dec 31, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

The U.S. government has welcomed Taiwan’s extension of its military conscription from four months to one year by releasing a statement of support from de facto U.S. Embassy in Taipei, the American Institute in Taiwan, shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen announced the change. Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific Security Chair at the Hudson Institute speaks to Taiwan Talks about how the U.S. and its allies perceive this move. Cronin describes the move as the clearest sign of commitment to Taiwan’s self-defense and

(Screenshot via TaiwanPlus/YouTube)

In the Media

How Military Reform Is Winning Global Support for Taiwan

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Dec 29, 2022

In the Media

President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee bid farewell before departing for Cambodia on November 11.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee bid farewell at Seoul Air Base before departing for Cambodia on November 11, 2022. (Republic of Korea via Flickr)

Commentary

South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Pivot