More research and commentary
Taiwan's policy toward the Trump administration. Ryan Hass spoke at a joint event with Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research in Taipei on how Taiwan should approach the incoming Trump administration.
China's minimal gains from South Korea's domestic political crisis. Mary Gallagher wrote a column for World Politics Review on why Beijing will likely not benefit from South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed self-coup.
Grassroots organizations in China. Diana Fu moderated a virtual event with the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations on Anthony Spires' recent research about civil society organizations in China.
Beijing's response to Trump tariffs. Jonathan Czin was quoted by Politico's China Watcher newsletter on how policy initiatives begun under the Biden administration may be targeted first by Beijing if President-elect Trump enacts up to 60% tariffs on Chinese imports.
China-Russia relationship. Patricia Kim was highlighted by Columbia-Harvard's "China and the World Program" for her article on the threat of the Sino-Russian relationship to vital U.S. interests.
Washington's "end-state" debate in the competition between the U.S. and China. Ryan Hass and Yun Sun were cited by China Affairs on their respective positions in the debate over the ultimate goal of the U.S.-China competition.
Dissecting Washington's China consensus. Ryan Hass was cited in a policy draft paper by the Department of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and the Carter Center on his pushback to groupthink on China in Washington's policy community.
Chinese undergraduate students in the U.S. Yingyi Ma was quoted by the Wall Street Journal on how some Chinese undergraduates plan to pursue advanced degrees to stay in the United States longer.
Trump's inauguration invitation to Xi Jinping. Yun Sun was quoted by the Associated Press on Beijing's response to Trump's invitation to Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration.
Xi's response to the inauguration invitation. Yun Sun was quoted by Euro News on how it is not in Xi's interest to accept Trump's inauguration invite.
Technology regulations and internet splintering. R. David Edelman was quoted by ABS-CBN on a UK proposal for content moderation on social media platforms.
Chinese STEM workers' migration to the U.S. Yingyi Ma was quoted by Rest of World on how measures targeting China's technology impact the perceptions of Chinese STEM workers considering settling in the United States.
Increases in Chinese consumption. Evan Osnos was quoted by RealClearMarkets on the impact of China's economic rise on Chinese citizens' consumption patterns.
The Chinese government's authoritarian legality. Mary Gallagher was quoted by Texas Law Review on how China's ruling party uses the law to cultivate mass support, manage principal-agent problems, and exploit social cleavages.
Resilience in Taiwan's private sector. Richard Bush was cited by CommonWealth Magazine on the adaptiveness of Taiwan's private sector while the executive branch can overregulate other sectors like finance.