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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

Vladimir Putin holds a video call with Xi Jinping in Moscow on February 4, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Russia-China No-Limits Partnership, Japan and Other Middle Powers, Taiwan’s Diplomatic Partners, and US-UK Discourse

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Podcast

May 1, 2026

Podcast

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In the Media

Ex-Taiwan Lawmaker Warns of China’s “Dangerous” Strategy

Jason Hsu

Senior Fellow

Jason Hsu

In the Media

May 1, 2026

In the Media

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

Detroit, We Have a China Problem

David Feith

Senior Fellow

David Feith

In the Media

Apr 30, 2026

In the Media

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Podcast

US Sanctions Chinese Shadow Fleet Vessels over Iranian Oil

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Colin Tessier-Kay

Research Fellow and Program Manager, China Center

Miles Yu & Colin Tessier-Kay

Podcast

Apr 28, 2026

Podcast

Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin(L) and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun (3rd L) shake hands as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (2nd L) and Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono(R) look on after a press briefing after the first meeting of China-Indonesia joint foreign and defense ministerial dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guest House on April 21, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Iori Sagisawa - Pool/Getty Images)

Indonesian defense minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Chinese defense minister look on after a press briefing on April 21, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Expect China to Take its 2+2 Diplomacy to Central Asia

Ken Moriyasu

Senior Fellow

Ken Moriyasu

Commentary

Apr 27, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

China's President Xi Jinping attends a signing ceremony with Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Haruna Furuhashi - Pool/Getty Images)

China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

Commentary

China’s Rage Machine: Power or Performance?

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Commentary

Apr 27, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

U.S. Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) fires at a drone during a live fire exercise as part of U.S.-Philippines joint military exercises at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui on April 28, 2026 in San Antonio, Zambales province, Philippines. The annual Balikatan exercises, joint military drills between the Philippines and the United States involving thousands of troops across multiple training scenarios, unfold this year as tensions in the Middle East draw U.S. military attention, as Washington f

US Marine Air Defense Integrated System during a live fire exercise on April 28, 2026, in San Antonio, Philippines. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Unwilling Connected Theatres: Strategic Simultaneity, Capability Trade-Offs and Alliance Adaptation

Masashi Murano

Senior Fellow, Japan Chair

Masashi Murano

Commentary

Apr 27, 2026

Commentary

2 Min Read

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

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Podcast

Apr 24, 2026

Podcast

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

William Chou

Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair

William Chou

Commentary

Apr 24, 2026

Commentary

14 Min 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

John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Reports

Apr 23, 2026

Reports

Long 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

Senior Fellow

Olivia Enos

Reports

Apr 23, 2026

Reports

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