Xi Jinping

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the ballroom of the Mar-a-Lago Club on October 29, 2024.

Why Donald Trump Can’t Have Peace In Ukraine and Gaza

A desire to end conflict will not suffice in achieving an actual end to hostilities in either Ukraine or Gaza. The United States is no stranger to peace-making, and in...

America Declares War Against Itself—And Xi Jinping Plots To Strike

Chinese leaders assess that the United States is distracted, and its leadership lacks strategic vision.

Trump’s World And The New Three Emperors’ League 

Donald Trump’s America, Vladimir Putin’s Russia, and Xi Jinping’s China, a trio which splits the world into sectors of influence. As his former national security adviser, John Bolton, observes, Trump,...

China’s Artificial Islands Are Teeming With Fighter Jets

China is stationing J-16 fighters in the South China Sea in an obvious attempt to assert greater control over the area.

Xi Jinping considers China's flag.

China Is Not Seeking To Remake World Order

China’s goal is not to usurp the U.S. role and unilaterally set the rules of international behavior but instead to increase its role relative to that of the United States...

Elon Musk and Donlad Trump on cell phone.

Is Elon Musk America First or China First?

The tech billionaire’s relations with President Trump could influence the administration’s China policy more than any other donor or patron. Toward the end of 2024, the SEC filed a lawsuit...

Donald Trump 2.0 and The Next Era of Superpower Competition

Donald Trump’s inauguration as the forty-seventh president of the United States marks the beginning of a new era of superpower competition. Last week, Washington experienced a fleeting sense of normalcy...

Xi Jinping considers China's flag.

Starving the Dragon: Toward An America-First China Strategy

China began 2025 by escalating its economic conflict with the United States, further intensifying the ongoing trade war. In anticipation of President-elect Donald Trump’s entry into the Oval Office, a...

Here’s Why Trump Won’t Defend Taiwan

China is readying to take their democratic neighbor of Taiwan. The only real questions to be asked are: when and how?  Here’s the real kicker, though. The United States is unlikely to do much...

Don’t Obsess Over 2027 on China

Numerology is a potent force in human affairs. So is a deadline—especially when it’s clear fateful consequences will come to pass once the cutoff date arrives. The wry English wit...

Is China Ready for Donald Trump 2.0?

People and companies in China—indeed in business communities around the world—have eagerly embraced Beijing’s promises to enact policies that will restore the nation’s economic momentum. However, disappointment has always followed....

Pentagon Freak Out: China’s Military Is Quickly Catching Up to America’s

It is likely that the United States will be involved in a clash with China in the future. An established power, the United States, is watching an emerging power, China,...