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Bonnie Girard

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Africa Gets Duty-free Access to China – But Chinese Companies Win on Both Sides

The move could aggravate one of the continent’s most pressing economic problems: over-dependence on the export of raw and minimally-processed...

09.03.2026 4

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China’s Calculation and Canada’s Capitulation

Carney is trying to find an answer to his American problem by increasing Canada's engagement with China. He should remember he himself called China...

30.01.2026 3

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Empowering the US-China Economic and Security Commission

If passing legislation to deal with China is a remote prospect, the USCC should focus more on other tools with a higher chance of success.

13.01.2026 9

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Totalitarianism in China: Resurrected and Rejuvenated by Reform 

Amid the political and economic changes of the early 2000s, it seemed unthinkable that China would revert back to Mao-era repression. But's that's...

04.12.2025 9

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China’s Private Sector: Unseen and Unsung

Private enterprises power China's economy, but received no attention in the latest plenum communique.

29.10.2025 7

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What Is China’s Fourth Plenum (and Why Should You Care)? 

The next plenary session of the CCP will tease out China’s plans and positions through 2030, many of which will have repercussions around the world.  

01.10.2025 10

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The Russia-US Summit: China’s Role and Reaction

Officially, China can only give a neutral reaction to the Trump-Putin summit because the ultimate outcome is still uncertain.

30.08.2025 10

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The US GENIUS Act and China: The Digital Currency Race

The law could “could redefine the global conversation” around cryptocurrencies – not by replicating China’s infrastructure, but by offering a...

01.08.2025 8

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Bonnie Girard

China’s Bet on Iran: What Now?

The U.S. attack on Iran changed the parameters for China-Iran relations.

30.06.2025 10

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Bonnie Girard

China’s Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Journey

As in some many cutting-edge sectors, China’s relationship with cryptocurrencies is defined by the competing forces of innovation and regulation. 

31.05.2025 8

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China Has Long Been an Expert in Using Tariffs. Now It’s a Target.

Tariffs have played a large part in the growth and expansion of the Chinese economy since the 1980s.

01.05.2025 10

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Bonnie Girard

The Modern Triumvirate: Trump, Xi, and Musk

U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Elon Musk are closely intertwined with one another's interests.

07.04.2025 5

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Is There an Axis of Autocracy?

At heart, what binds China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia is a set of transactional relationships.

28.02.2025 10

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The Weave: China Policy and Trump’s Executive Orders

Most of the presidential actions Trump has taken thus far don't seem to relate to China directly. Yet all of them will impact the China-U.S....

01.02.2025 9

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Can China Ever Weed out Corruption in Its Military?

Try as he might, it is clear that Xi Jinping cannot rid his military of the insidious corruption that defines its workings much more than the count...

31.12.2024 6

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Bonnie Girard