Publications

How Trump’s Constant Attacks on China over Coronavirus Won’t Help

May 15, 2020 Devin T. Stewart Joshua Eisenman The National Interest

Rather than sing the same sad song about the source of the coronavirus, the United States needs to lead a choir of nations in a hymn about how this pandemic, like SARS before it, was made possible by the lack of transparency intrinsic to China’s national socialist political system. It is only through collaboration among democracies can the United States seize the day and create what the world desperately needs: a muscular coalition of like-minded nations that will prevail in this crisis, as well as secure the future of free markets and liberal values in its aftermath.

China Reform Monitor No. 1416

May 14, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

Vietnam hacks China to obtain info on COVID-19;
China's FTC-2000G combat aircraft bags first export contract;
Australia's call for coronavirus investigation draws China's ire;
FCC moves to revoke licenses of four Chinese telecom firms;
U.S. imposes new restrictions on exports to China

China Reform Monitor No. 1415

May 1, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

Beijing's push for COVID-19 praise backfires in Wisconsin;
China establishes news admin districts for Paracels and Spratlys;
Hong Kong arrests democracy leaders;
Our judicial system is under assault, Hong Kong judges say;
U.S., European and Japanese firms move out of China

China Reform Monitor No. 1414

April 29, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

​Hungary to keep details of Beijing-funded rail link secret;
Beijing takes controlling state in Nigeria's Lekki Port;
Track laying begins for the China-Laos railway;
Kenyan paper: "Bring home Kenyans suffering in China";
China takes control of Jamaica's Kingston Freeport