Xi Tackles Regime Crises With Propaganda, Purges, and ‘Multilateralism’
Xi Jinping has turned to propaganda, purges, and a softened diplomatic approach to tackle the “various risks, challenges, and difficult problems” facing the regime.
Geopolitics

Geopolitics Watch: US Deal Puts ZTE on ‘Probation,’ Benefits US National Security
◎ The new ZTE deal could later be regarded as an important milestone by the U.S. in advancing national security interests in dealings with China.

Geopolitics Watch: Would Kim Jong Un Accept Senate Democrats Denuclearization Demands?
◎ The Democrats’ demands may end up helping Trump to seal a historic denuclearization and peace deal with Kim Jong Un.

Geopolitics Watch: Decoding China’s Statement on Sino-US Trade Talks
◎ China’s statement suggests a stalemate in the trade talks.

Geopolitics Watch: Trump Ramps up Pressure on China with Trade and Religious Freedom
◎ The Trump administration appears to be maneuvering the CCP into a position where it has to liberalize China to ensure regime survivability.

Geopolitics Watch: In Canceling North Korea Summit, Trump Gets Two Birds With One Stone
◎ We believe that the Singapore summit could still be held in June.

Geopolitics Watch: Who Won the China-US Trade War?
◎ The U.S. is both winning the trade war with China and weakening the CCP regime.

Geopolitics Watch: With the Trade War ‘On Hold’, What’s Next for China, US?
◎ With the Sino-U.S. trade talks concluded, North Korea could quietly revert to a more agreeable tone.

Geopolitics Watch: Why is North Korea Canceling South Korean Talks, Threatening Trump-Kim Summit?
◎ North Korea’s “shock” move is hardly surprising.

Geopolitics Watch: Reading Trump’s ZTE Tweet, Sino-US Trade, and North Korea
◎ Trump’s ZTE tweet suggests that our read of America and China making good progress in trade talks is correct.