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Jianli Yang

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Beijing Has Little Reason to Welcome America’s Midterm Results

China has grown comfortable with Trump’s transactional diplomacy. A Democratic Congress could complicate Beijing’s calculations – and remind the...

06.11.2026 10

The Diplomat

Jianli Yang

How China’s Himalayan Megadam Could Put South Asia at Risk

27.10.2026 10

The National Interest

Jianli Yang

Trump’s Russia gamble puts America’s credibility on the line

20.10.2026 10

Washington Examiner

Jianli Yang

How India Is Helping Europe and Canada De-Risk Their Economies

11.02.2026 20

The National Interest

Jianli Yang

How Iran’s Democracy Movement Can Win: Reflections From a Tiananmen Survivor

“Drawing on lived experience from Tiananmen, I have come to believe that 4 concrete conditions determine whether an autocracy like China or Iran has...

14.01.2026 20

The Diplomat

Jianli Yang

China’s New ‘Two-Front Strategy’ Against Japan and Taiwan

The use of both international lawfare and historical narrative warfare signals a major, under-recognized shift in China’s Taiwan strategy and its...

05.12.2025 20

The Diplomat

Jianli Yang

On China Trade Issues, Trust Needs Verification

13.11.2025 20

The National Interest

Jianli Yang

India’s Rare Earth Opportunity After the Trump-Xi Summit

The summit bought a year of time to combat China’s rare earth dominance. India is best positioned to take advantage.

06.11.2025 20

The Diplomat

Jianli Yang

The Trump-Xi APEC Summit: Seeking a Trade Truce 

The meeting is less about reaching a “grand deal” and more about achieving a ceasefire – a trade truce to stabilize expectations and buy time.

29.10.2025 10

The Diplomat

Jianli Yang

Inside China’s Surveillance and Propaganda Industries: Where Profit Meets Party

Leaked documents from Geedge Networks and GoLaxy show how repression in China is both a political imperative and a profitable business.

20.09.2025 30

The Diplomat

Jianli Yang

Why India Is an Indispensable Partner

11.09.2025 30

The National Interest

Jianli Yang

What China Wants (And Fears) from a Trump-Putin Deal

14.08.2025 20

The National Interest

Jianli Yang

Why Is the US Punishing India – But Not China – for Buying Russian Oil?

The unequal treatment reflects a confluence of cold political calculation, economic leverage, and the difference between how U.S. policymakers view...

13.08.2025 20

The Diplomat

Jianli Yang