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August 2024

Why Chinese Democracy is Superior to Western Democracy According to Zhang Shuhua
"Chinese-style democracy is a novel form of democracy, different from previous forms of democracy"
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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Daniel Crain
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Yan Yilong on American Hegemony (Part 2)
"China's overall strategy is not to collide head-on but to maintain strategic composure, continuously enhance its strength, and exhaust the opponent's…
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Jacob Mardell
Yan Yilong on American Hegemony (Part 1)
“Internationally, the main contradiction [China faces] is between the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and American hegemony.”
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Jacob Mardell
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Shen Zhihua on Avoiding a New Cold War
"China should stick to its foreign policy of the early days of reform and opening up, not aligning with others or drawing lines based on ideology."
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
Yan Xuetong on Trump, US-China and the World in 2034 (Part 2)
"Is it good for the US to provoke a third military conflict in East Asia? It is in trouble both at home and abroad. So why would Trump follow Biden’s…
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
Yan Xuetong on Trump, US-China and the World in 2034 (Part 1)
"Trump really does not want to go to war with China in the Taiwan Strait. He will be more cautious than Biden in terms of preventing a war across the…
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Thomas des Garets Geddes

July 2024

Shi Yinhong on the Dangers of US-China Rivalry
"If we compare this rivalry to the Anglo-German rivalry at the time of the 1907 Anglo-Russian Convention and the formation of the two opposing…
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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Putting a Stop to Manila's Provocations in the South China Sea
"There are two main options for dealing with grounded ships: towing them away with tugboats or cutting them up on-site." – Wu Shicun
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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China's Periphery Diplomacy: The Importance of Southeast Asia
"I believe that, from any angle, ASEAN is the most valuable diplomatic area for China [to focus on] for a long time to come." – Zheng Yongnian
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Thomas des Garets Geddes
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