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Inside the leadership of President Xi Jinping
In The News
When Australian leaders meet Premier Li Qiang on his visit here in mid-June, they will be intently focused on what he has to say, especially as this is the first time a Chines...
By Jacob Stokes
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Putin and Xi plot sanction resistance
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The potential for AI-induced chaos is real. A civilian AI system could accidentally do “something disastrous … shutting down electricity grids or changing satellite orbits in ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Congress Helps Steer Taiwan Toward the ‘Porcupine Strategy’
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week touched down in China for high-stakes diplomatic meetings with top Chinese officials as part of the Biden administration’s ong...
By Jacob Stokes
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Blinken in Beijing
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“Some had said China was uncomfortable with North Korea’s military support of Russia. This shows that’s not the case,” JACOB STOKES, senior fellow at the Center for a New Amer...
By Jacob Stokes
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The South China Sea Is the Next Test of US Resolve
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The two nations are not yet close to going to war. But collisions and clashes can easily escalate. China’s truculence therefore raises the question: Under what circumstances s...
By Jacob Stokes
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China-Taiwan Frictions Flare After Deaths of Fishermen
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The latest maritime incidents fit a pattern of China “responding to events that Beijing views as provocations by escalating the situation in its response and using those oppor...
By Jacob Stokes
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What U.S.–China cooperation on AI could look like
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At a hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on Capitol Hill on Thursday, expert witnesses testified that the Chinese military places a high priority...
By Jacob Stokes
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U.S. and China hold defense talks ahead of Taiwan election
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China has positioned the Taiwan election as a choice between war and peace, drawing concerns among experts that Beijing might intensify its pressure campaign against the islan...
By Jacob Stokes
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US and China resume military contacts at the highest level
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The renewed talks come as Beijing and Washington seek to thaw icy bilateral relations and both governments deal with a series of crises buffeting their leadership. The White H...
By Jacob Stokes
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U.S. to deploy new ground-based missiles to Indo-Pacific in 2024
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Jacob Stokes, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, cautioned that air, sea, space and cyber domains would be more important than land-based assets in a con...
By Jacob Stokes
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Can US maintain focus on Asia-Pacific while distracted by conflicts in Ukraine, Middle East?
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Part of that influence involves better arming its allies, Nason noted. Not only is the US helping Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines – the first of which are schedul...
By Jacob Stokes
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US sees wins in China summit but tumultuous year looms
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And even though they promised to resume military communication, they have not yet done so, and China does not have a sitting defense minister. "Oftentimes there's an agreement...
By Jacob Stokes
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US and China work to stabilise relationship, but Biden still says Xi is a dictator
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And in terms of China, many are uncertain about what today’s meeting will achieve. “Beijing’s actions over the coming weeks and months will ultimately prove the value of this ...
By Jacob Stokes
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China’s Xi, in need of a win, appears ready to engage with Biden
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While Xi may be more willing to engage to stabilize relations in the short term, fundamental differences between Washington and Beijing remain — and vulnerability could mean h...
By Jacob Stokes
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There’s a sliver of good US-China news — and it involves nukes
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This is also a big deal because of what it signals about the balance of nuclear weapons in the world — who has them, how many, and what risks that raises. China has historical...
By Jacob Stokes
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The Race to Regulate
In The News
A large U.S. delegation will also travel to Bletchley Park this week, where the British government is hosting its AI Safety Summit. The UK’s decision to include China in the s...
By Jacob Stokes
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Analysis: Is the US strategy of engaging China working?
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Jacob Stokes, senior fellow in the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, said the administration's China policy had been a success. "The app...
By Jacob Stokes
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Xi protégés fall as Beijing focuses on security risks
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The Chinese Communist Party's growing preoccupation with stamping out perceived national security threats at home could undermine China's reputation abroad for stable leadersh...
By Jacob Stokes
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CNAS Responds: Outbound Investment Executive Order
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Today, the White House this week released an executive order (EO) detailing a ban on U.S. private-equity and venture-capital investments in some Chinese technology companies w...
By Emily Kilcrease, J Travis Mosier, Thomas Krueger, John Hughes, Jacob Stokes, Tim Fist, Hannah Kelley & Sam Howell
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Military bases and Biden quips complicate thaw of U.S.-China ties
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The question now is if those guardrails are strong enough to withstand the pressures from these latest setbacks. “U.S. diplomatic efforts toward China are predicated on intens...
By Jacob Stokes
