More research and commentary
What the coronavirus has taught us about Taiwan. In a piece originally published in the Taipei Times, Ryan Hass highlights Taiwan's technocractic competence in its effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As India and China clash, JFK’s ‘forgotten crisis’ is back. Bruce Reidel analyzes the recent flare-up in China-India military tensions along their mountainous border.
What recourse do Hong Kong people have to provide input on national security legislation? Jamie Horsley writes that "the PRC boasts the only national legislative notice-and-comment procedure in the world. The NPCSC should employ it to provide credible, inclusive civic consultation on the Hong Kong national security legislation."
Is China helping or hurting Central Asian countries? Susan Thornton analyzes and critiques the narrative that Chinese activities in Central Asia are, on balance, damaging to the interests of those countries in a new report for the Global China series.
How should Joe Biden handle China? Thomas Wright draws on lessons learned from the EU to envision the diplomatic opportunities and obstacles that a Biden administration might face with China. Separately, Paul Gewirtz opines that the election is just one more unpredictable variable in a highly volatile time of pandemic and political pugnacity.
