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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

Taiwanese soldiers walk past a Sky Sword II Land-based Air Defence Missile in Taichung on January 27, 2026. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

Taiwanese soldiers walk past a Sky Sword II Land-based Air Defence Missile in Taichung on January 27, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

China’s Cognitive Warfare and Taiwanese Defense Spending

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Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Podcast

Apr 24, 2026

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waits to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron during a welcome ceremony at the Akasaka palace in Tokyo, Japan on April 01, 2026. (Photo by Philip Fong / Pool / AFP/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi during a welcome ceremony at the Akasaka palace in Tokyo, Japan, on April 1, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Japan Lifts Its Lethal Weapons Export Ban

Will Chou

Will Chou

William Chou

Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair

William Chou

Commentary

Apr 24, 2026

14 Min Read

People gather in front of the Chinese Consulate General to protest the unjust conviction of media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai on February 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Jimmy Lai is a Hong Kong media entrepreneur who has stood up for the freedom of the Press. He has been held since December 2, 2020 and was convicted for violating Beijing's imposed National Security Law on Hong Kong, which was passed in June 30, 2020. The prosecution retroactively prosecuted him on his activities, which were done prior to

People gather in front of the Chinese Consulate General to protest the unjust conviction of Jimmy Lai on February 14, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)

Reports

Why Trump Should Call for the Release of Political Prisoners in Negotiations with China

Olivia Enos

Olivia Enos

Olivia Enos

Senior Fellow

Olivia Enos

Reports

Apr 23, 2026

Long Read

: Honor's "Lightning" humanoid robot from team Qitian Dasheng (Great Sage) crosses the finish line during the Beijing humanoid robot half marathon, on April 19, 2026 in Beijing, China. Completing the race with a net time of 50 minutes and 26 seconds, the champion robot showcased an impressive performance, beating the human half marathon record of 57 minutes and 20 seconds. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

A humanoid robot crosses the finish line during the Beijing humanoid robot half-marathon, on April 19, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

Reports

China’s Plan to Win the AI Race in Southeast Asia

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John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Reports

Apr 23, 2026

Long Read

This photo taken on May 31, 2019 shows watchtowers on a high-security facility near what is believed to be a re-education camp where mostly Muslim ethnic minorities are detained, on the outskirts of Hotan, in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. - As many as one million ethnic Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities are believed to be held in a network of internment camps in Xinjiang, but China has not given any figures and describes the facilities as "vocational education centres" aimed at steering peo

Watchtowers are seen from a high-security facility near what is believed to be a re-education camp in northwest Xinjiang, China, on May 31, 2019. (Getty Images)

Commentary

New Book Examines Claims of State-Directed Organ Harvesting in China

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Commentary

Apr 21, 2026

4 Min Read

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Podcast

Sinicization of Religion in China, PLA Lessons from the US Naval Blockade, China’s Real Estate Market Decline

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Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Colin Tessier-Kay

Colin Tessier-Kay

Colin Tessier-Kay

Research Fellow and Program Manager, China Center

Miles Yu & Colin Tessier-Kay

Podcast

Apr 21, 2026

An oil tanker is being unloaded with imported crude oil at the Qingdao Port Oil Terminal in Shandong Province, China on April 7, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

An oil tanker is being unloaded with imported crude oil at the Qingdao Port Oil Terminal in Shandong Province, China on April 7, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Price Beijing Pays for Backing Tehran

Tom Tugendhat

Tom Tugendhat

Tom Tugendhat

Distinguished Fellow

Tom Tugendhat

Commentary

Apr 21, 2026

1 Min Read

Heinrichs on Fox April 2026

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

This Blockade “Really Puts the Squeeze on China”

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heinrichs

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Apr 21, 2026

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In the Media

Power Struggle in Iran Over US Talks

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Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

In the Media

Apr 21, 2026

Rusty KMTC Line ship and commercial port cranes loading containers onto a container ship in Busan Port, Korea on July 31, 2025. Illustration of global shipping. (Photo by Antoine Boureau / Hans Lucas via AFP) (Photo by ANTOINE BOUREAU/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

Rusty KMTC Line ship and commercial port cranes loading containers onto a container ship in Busan Port, Korea, on July 31, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Why Japan and South Korea Are Key to Competing with China’s Shipbuilding

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patrick-cronin

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

David GLick

David GLick

David Glick

Patrick M. Cronin & David Glick

Commentary

Apr 20, 2026

1 Min Read

KEN M on DW April 2026

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

The Eight Countries That Could Swing the Global Power Balance

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Ken Moriyasu

Senior Fellow

Ken Moriyasu

In the Media

Apr 17, 2026

Taiwanese Coast Guard Administration (CGA) vessel Su'ao (CG612) sails at the Keelung Harbour in Keelung on December 30, 2025, amid Chinese military drills around Taiwan. China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels around Taiwan on December 30 for a second day of live-fire drills aimed at simulating a blockade of the self-ruled island's key ports and assaults on maritime targets. (Photo by CHENG Yu-chen / AFP via Getty Images)

Taiwanese Coast Guard Administration vessel Su'ao sails at the Keelung Harbour in Keelung on December 30, 2025. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Japan’s Stake in the Taiwan Strait

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Ken Moriyasu

Senior Fellow

Ken Moriyasu

Podcast

Apr 15, 2026

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