Selected Commentary
2024
How Will the Judicial Branch Impact the Future of TikTok and China-US Relations? The Diplomat (7/20/2024)
Should the US Initiate a New Round of Backroom Diplomacy with China? The Diplomat (6/18/2024)
Behind Closed Doors: U.S. Tactics in Backroom Diplomacy with China. U.S.-China Perception Monitor (6/12/2024)
The State Department's Complex Role in Making China Policy. The Diplomat (5/7/2024)
Leadership Shift in the House China Select Committee Could Cripple Congress' Anti-China Momentum. The Diplomat (4/22/2024)
Ageing China Increases Its Military Spending. 9DASHLINE (3/22/2024)
The China Policy Gap Between Biden and Trump Is Bigger Than You Think. The Diplomat (3/12/2024)
Would Donald Trump Start a China-US Trade War 2.0? The Diplomat (2/1/2024)
2023
Does the 2024 US Defense Policy Bill Signify Bipartisan Agreement on China? The Diplomat (12/20/2023)
The Newsom-DeSantis Debate Reveals Growing Partisan Conflict Over US China Policy. The Diplomat (12/6/2023)
House Speaker Drama Will Plunge US China Policy Into Uncertainty. The Diplomat (10/12/2023)
The First Republican Presidential Debate Revealed a Crucial Split on China Policy. The Diplomat (9/1/2023)
Identity Politics in U.S. China Policy Could Backfire. The Diplomat (7/28/2023)
What Does the Rise of the New Right Mean for China-US Relations? The Diplomat (7/7/2023)
China's Recent Charm Offensive Belies Its Plan for An Attrition War with Taiwan. The National Interest (6/25/2023)
Ron DeSantis Brings US China Policy Into the Culture Wars. The Diplomat (6/7/2023)
The TikTok Ban Is Mired in a Stalemate in US Congress. The Diplomat (5/18/2023)
How China Became a Wedge Issue Amid the US Debt Ceiling Nail-Biter. The Diplomat (5/3/2023)
Underneath the Bipartisan Meeting with Tsai Lurks McCarthy's Partisan Agenda. The Diplomat (4/13/2023)
Expect More Performative Legislation in the U.S. Congress Targeting China. The Diplomat (4/4/2023)
Conflicting Economic Ideologies May Impact Future China Policy in the US. The Diplomat (3/9/2023)
What the Partisan Conflict Over Ilhan Omar Means for China-US Relations. The Diplomat (2/8/2023)
Will Kevin McCarthy's GOP Finally Make China a Partisan Issue? The Diplomat (1/13/2023)
2022
Crisis from Within - Defections from The Democratic Party Modern Diplomacy (12/21/2022)
Unmasked by Qatar World Cup, China's Nationalism Is Transforming Itself to Internationalism Modern Diplomacy (11/30/2022)
The Revival of China's Supply and Marketing Co-op: A Countermove to Asia Pivot 2.0? Modern Diplomacy (11/24/2022)
Biden-Xi Meeting: The Turning Point of U.S.-China Relations? Modern Diplomacy (11/17/2022)
The Missing Piece: Could Independents Influence U.S. China Policy? Modern Diplomacy (11/8/2022)
The ‘Taiwan Card’ in US Domestic Politics. with Andrew Devine and Lin Pu, The Diplomat (10/20/2022)
In the Aftermath of Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Victory without Peace or Peace without Victory? Modern Diplomacy (5/12/2022)
The Parallel between Ukraine and Taiwan: Collusion in Disguise or Deception in Reality? Modern Diplomacy (2/3/2022)
2021
AUKUS: A Sequela of World War II and US Withdrawal from Afghanistan. Modern Diplomacy (8/14/2021)
Beyond Andrew Cuomo’s Resignation: American Politics Driven by Extremes. Modern Diplomacy (8/14/2021)
Underneath China’s Closed-Door Policy 2.0 – Fear for the Inside or Outside? Modern Diplomacy (8/10/2021)
Will US-China Tensions Trigger the Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis? Modern Diplomacy (7/29/2021)