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

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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

The Human Cost of Progress: The Yarlung Tsangpo Dam and the Future of Tibet

The Human Cost of Progress: The Yarlung Tsangpo Dam and the Future of Tibet

The region around Medog, the site of a new mega-dam, is one of the last strongholds of Tibetan cultural and ecological integrity.

05.08.2025 20

The Diplomat

Jianli Yang

War in Iran: China’s Short- and Long-term Strategic Calculations

Amid the Israeli and U.S. military strikes on Iran, China’s attempt to seize the moral high ground converges with its multilayered strategic...

24.06.2025 9

The Diplomat

Jianli Yang

The Myth of a ‘Reverse Kissinger’: Why Aligning With Russia to Counter China Is a Strategic Illusion

Any U.S. attempt to align with Russia to counterbalance China lacks the geopolitical, economic, and strategic foundation necessary for success. 

22.02.2025 20

The Diplomat

Jianli Yang