China Policy Monitor

The American Foreign Policy Council's Review of P.R.C. Government Actions and U.S. Policy

China Policy Monitor

China Policy Monitor No. 1663

January 29, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

Top general under investigation for "grave violations";
China expands power generation for AI;
China "shot itself in the foot" with the One Child Policy;
Peru's president had secret meetings with Chinese businessmen; 
China buys more Indian goods, but large trade deficits persist

China Policy Monitor No. 1662

January 23, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

PRC reports largest ever trade surplus;
Chinese, Canadian leaders ink deals, slash tariffs;
State TV airs PLA "decapitation" strike drill on Taiwan;
China debuts "Drone Killer" weapons system; 
China's East China Sea gas exploration fuels tensions with Japan

China Policy Monitor No. 1661

January 20, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

Beijing will pay $26B in pregnancy and childcare subsidies in 2026;
China, Russia, Iran hold naval drills in South Africa;
China's influence will grow, as trust in U.S. fades -- New poll;
Navy sailor gets 16 years for selling classified material to China; 
Beijing installs loyalist to lead AIIB

China Policy Monitor No. 1660

January 5, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

Wang Yi hosts Thai and Cambodian FMs for talks in Yunnan;
Russia vows to support China if it attacks Taiwan;
Beijing sanctions U.S. defense firms, seizes "non-existent" assets;
China proposes strict new rules to curb AI companion addiction;
Revised civil aviation law covers the "low altitude economy"

China Policy Monitor No. 1659

December 23, 2025 Joshua Eisenman

U.S. approves $11 billion Taiwan arms package;
House Committee issues recs to deter China from attacking Taiwan;
China supports Venezuela amid U.S. pressure;
U.S. and China boost counternarcotics cooperation;
Chinese firms move to Singapore to avoid U.S. tariffs