Chinese Antitrust Exceptionalism
China’s rise as an economic superpower has caused growing anxieties in the West. Europe is now applying stricter scrutiny over takeovers by Chinese state-owned giants, while the United States is [...]
A Parting Gift: China Sanctions Outgoing Trump Officials
As the new Biden administration takes office, its response to China's diplomatic stance will greatly influence the US-China relations in the upcoming four years.
Huawei’s Performance Under U.S. Sanctions: Unexpected Results?
Although the US sanctions on Huawei have slowed down the company's growth in some markets, the effects on Huawei’s smartphone business are still debatable.
Old and New Minds: The evolving relations of North Korea, China and the US
Following the death of DPRK leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, the Korean Peninsula has seen a chain of explosive incidents: on March 6th, the DPRK launched a […]
North Korean Nonproliferation: A US-China Missed Opportunity
This article is a winner of the 2016 China Focus Essay Contest. The other winning piece, which focuses on climate change cooperation, can be found here. The 2017 essay contest will open […]
Is this the end of the road for the China-DPRK friendship?
Since the Korean War, China has been North Korea’s greatest ally and benefactor. China supplied North Korea with critical resources necessary for the survival of the North Korean regime, while [...]
Cordial yet Cold: Explaining China’s Aversion to International Sanction Regimes
Several important sanction regimes have been conceptualized and implemented in the last few decades. While the targets, reasons, and goals of imposing sanctions have differed, the initiators [...]
