Publications

China Reform Monitor No. 1445

December 4, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

Beijing ends Islamic education and worship for children;
Candy uproar highlights university snitching epidemic;
China bans Australian wine and growing tensions;
Beijing's influence in European Parliament under fire;
China now "actively considering" joining CPTPP: Xi

China Reform Monitor No. 1444

November 27, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

China's bill of particulars against Australia;
China's COVID-19 food tests irritate trade partners;
Malicious tip-offs stifled academic freedom;
State Council probes rating agencies, banks and firms;
Taiwan to build submarines

America’s Strategic Play in the Pacific

November 24, 2020 RealClearDefense

While pundits and policymakers in Washington lock horns over a new strategic direction to counter China, the Department of Defense (DoD) is quietly working to blunt the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) advance into the Pacific Ocean.

China Reform Monitor No. 1442

November 24, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masse;
PRC should publicize its "human rights stories": CPCC chair;
Pompeo: "Taiwan has not been a part of China";
Xi halts Ant's financial $37 billion IPO;
GUO calls for safeguarding regime "safety"

Africa Political Monitor No. 9

November 19, 2020 Jacob McCarty

A budding Ethiopian refugee crisis;
Alleviating Morocco's water woes;
Russian ships in Sudanese waters;
China eyes the Congo's cobalt;
Seychelles election impedes Indian naval ambitions;
Niger: Next to normalize?