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Jianli Yang

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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 9

The Diplomat

Jianli Yang

On China Trade Issues, Trust Needs Verification

13.11.2025 2

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 5

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 20

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 10

The Diplomat

Jianli Yang

Why India Is an Indispensable Partner

11.09.2025 10

The National Interest

Jianli Yang

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

14.08.2025 4

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 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