Publications

China Reform Monitor No. 1382

August 27, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

China's GDP growth at slowest pace in 27 years;
China issues Xinjiang white paper;
Security at China border targets Hong Kongers;
Beijing orders its shops to remove Islamic symbols, Arabic signs;
China expands "reeducation camps" for Uighurs

China Reform Monitor No. 1381

August 20, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

Pakistan's economic problems...and China;
Online platforms fined for publishing "illegal" news;
China's Xi leans on local congresses;
Zimbabwe dangles land to lure Chinese investors, tourists;
Malaysia recovers millions for cancelled pipeline

China Reform Monitor No. 1380

August 15, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

Revolutionizing China's banking sector;
Chinese firms receive licenses to mine gold in Tanzania;
After cost cut, Malaysia restarts rail project with China;
Four Chinese blockbusters pulled without explanation;
The NBA reigns supreme in China

China Reform Monitor No. 1379

August 14, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

A growing global outcry over China's treatment of Uighurs...;
...as Beijing's defenders close ranks;
Was Interpol complicit in ex-Chief's arrest?;
China invests in genome editing of crops;
Imports of U.S. pork surge amid Chinese price spike

Why Iran Fears Its Women

August 13, 2019 Ilan I. Berman The National Interest

In late July, Mousa Ghazanfarabadi, the conservative head of Tehran's Revolutionary Court, announced publicly that the Iranian regime had identified a new "hostile government" with whom interaction was henceforth banned, punishable by up to a decade in prison.

With autocrats on defensive, US has opportunity

August 4, 2019 Lawrence J. Haas The Hill

Moscow detains nearly 1,400 protesters after a bloody crackdown and returns its most prominent opposition figure to jail after what he suspects was a state-ordered poisoning that put him in the hospital. Beijing hints that it will send its army to quell protests against Hong Kong's China-backed government.

China Reform Monitor No. 1378

July 31, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

China places emphasis on patriotic names;
PLA navy not building a base in Cambodia: Defense Minister;
A rare recognition of Tiananmen;
Twitter apologizes for blocked anti-China accounts;
Military ties a linchpin of Sino-Russian relations

China Reform Monitor No. 1377

July 29, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

Chinese Foreign Minister: West's "black hand" behind Hong Kong protests;
Amid U.S.-China tensions, Beijing issues travel alerts;
China rolls out export controls;
China targets U.S. military base in Djibouti

China Reform Monitor No. 1376

July 25, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

How China helps Pyongyang evade sanctions;
Xi visits Pyongyang, pens rare op-ed;
PLA jets buzz Canadian ships in the East China Sea;
PLA warships dock in Sydney;
Australian trust in China in lowest point in 15 years

China Reform Monitor No. 1375

July 23, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

China hacked a dozen telecoms;
U.S. blacklists five more Chinese tech firms;
Ghana rejects Chinese coal power project...;
...as Kenya halts a similar initiative - at least for now;
A maritime scuffle in the South China Sea

Russia Reform Monitor No. 2321

July 23, 2019 Margot van Loon

Pentagon warns of Russian disinformation, hybrid warfare;
A Russian foothold in the American energy market?;
Putin spins Russian malaise;
A step toward justice for MH17 victims;
Moscow's Caribbean voyage;
Law enforcement abuse on a staggering scale

Tehran’s Risky Maritime Maneuver

July 23, 2019 Ilan I. Berman Radio Farda

Iran's strategic position atop the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global waterway through which a fifth of world oil passes, is a key asset for Tehran – and a serious worry for regional oil suppliers and foreign oil consumers alike.

China Reform Monitor No. 1374

July 12, 2019 Joshua Eisenman

Another ex-CIA agent sentenced for spying for China;
Tsai accuses China of stepping up efforts to infiltrate Taiwan;
U.S. House passes "Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019";
Taiwan legalizes gay marraige...and Beijing tries to take credit;
Top Senate Democrat calls for probe of Chinese rail car supplier

Russia Reform Monitor No. 2318

July 9, 2019

Russia rewrites WWII history;
Moscow, Beijing draw closer;
China poised to penetrate Russia's telecom sector;
Moscow, Riyadh coordinate energy policy;
Chaos at sea

Making Sense of The MeK

July 4, 2019 Ilan I. Berman The National Interest

Quite simply, the MeK believes that, after forty years of active resistance, it has more “skin in the game” than any other personality or faction in the struggle against the Islamic Republic.

China Reform Monitor No. 1372

July 3, 2019

Marcist students vanish before May Day;
Venezuela uses Chinese vehicles to quash protests;
Pakistan arrests Chinese citizens for human trafficking;
China's digital serfs rise up;
Sichuan teachers protests over poor pay

China Reform Monitor No. 1371

July 2, 2019

Ex-CIA agent turned Chinese spy pleads guilty;
Pentagon: China to build overseas bases to protect BRI;
Beijing makes moves in the Arctic;
Wikipedia now banned in all languages;
China's role in the F-35