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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

A Cosco Shipping container ship prepares to dock at Yantai, China, on December 29, 2022. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Commentary

China Bids to Rule the Commercial Waves

Christopher R. O’Dea

Adjunct Fellow

Christopher R. O’Dea

Jan 9, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

A journalist takes a photo of a live feed of Xi Jinping speaking at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on May 14, 2017. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Middle Kingdom’s Media Blitz

Mike Watson

Former Fellow

Mike Watson

Jan 8, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

A Statue of Chairman Mao. (Stock Image)

Podcast

Chinese Communist Party's History of Incompetence

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Jan 8, 2023

Podcast

VATICAN CITY - MARCH 25: Newly appointed cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun, Archbishop of Hong Kong receives the cardinalitial ring from Pope Benedict XVI in Saint Peter's Square, March 25, 2006 in Vatican City. The Pontiff installed 15 new cardinals during the Consistory ceremony. (Photo by Franco Origlia - Getty Images)

Newly appointed Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun, then Archbishop of Hong Kong, receives the cardinalitial ring from Pope Benedict XVI in Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City on March 25, 2006. (Franco Origlia via Getty Images)

Commentary

How Pope Benedict XVI Stood Up for Chinese Catholics

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Jan 6, 2023

Commentary

6 Min Read

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines conduct a platoon attack during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec.11, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mario A. Ramirez)

US Marines conduct a platoon attack during a stand-in force exercise on Okinawa, Japan, on December 11, 2022. (US Marine Corps photo by Mario A. Ramirez)

Podcast

New Defense Strategies for the Indo-Pacific

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Jan 6, 2023

Podcast

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In the Media

The CCP Ruins Academic Freedom via US-China Educational Exchange

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Jan 5, 2023

In the Media

TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 27: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, poses for a photo with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before their meeting at Akasaka Palace state guest house on September 27, 2022 at the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan. Dignitaries including several current and former heads of state are visiting Japan for the state funeral of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, which will be held on Tuesday. Abe was assassinated in July while campaigning on a street. (Photo by Hiro Ko

Narendra Modi and Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Japan, on September 27, 2022. (Hiro Komae/Pool via Getty Images)

Commentary

India Is Critical to Deterring a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan

Satoru Nagao

Fellow (Nonresident)

Satoru Nagao

Jan 5, 2023

Commentary

6 Min Read

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