Publications

China Policy Monitor No. 1675

May 4, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

Iran conflict increases Chinese reliance on U.S. ethane;
Beijing forces cancellation of Taiwanese President's Eswatini visit;
Tiangong space station to double in size;
Italy extradites PRC hacker to U.S.;
Manila dismisses PLA "combat patrols" as "information operations"

China Policy Monitor No. 1674

April 20, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

China sold Iran the spy satellite it used to target U.S., Arab assets;
Russia oil imports help offset Middle East supply shortfalls;
China and Turkmenistan ink deal to expand Galkynysh gas field;
Seven nuclear reactors to be commissioned this year;
Tianlong-3 rocket fails on debut

China Policy Monitor No. 1673

April 14, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

China surpasses U.S. in leadership approval;
Xi calls for "new energy system" as Iran war rolls markets;
Taipei warns of tech poaching and military infiltration;
PLA surges naval presence near Taiwan;
Beijing signals partial rapprochement following KMT visit

China Policy Monitor No. 1672

April 10, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

China expands its nuclear weapons infrastructure;
With Beijing's help, U.S. indicts Shandong firms for fentanyl;
"Teapot" refineries buffer China from oil price spikes;
Beijing bans "bone ash apartments";
Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks take place in Xinjiang

China Policy Monitor No. 1671

April 7, 2026 Joshua Eisenman

PRC hackers suspected in breach of FBI surveillance network;
PLA-linked universities bypass U.S. export controls to buy AI chips;
China expands Panama-flagged ship inspections amid canal row;
Amid spiking oil prices, Beijing intervenes to suppress fuel costs;
Surging feed costs hit China's pig farmers