Beijing’s Risks Rise as Trump Starts on Foreign Policy Agenda
President Trump has been moving at pace to bring about peace in the Middle East and Europe so that his administration can focus on the PRC.
Geopolitics

Risk Watch: The CCP Could be Playing the North Korea Card with Kim Jong Un’s Disappearance
◎ The following analysis was first published in the April 30 edition of our subscriber-only SinoWeekly Plus newsletter. Subscribe to SinoInsider to view past analyses in our newsletter archive.

Geopolitics Watch: Why the CCP is Provoking America with Coronavirus Disinformation
◎ The CCP is now aggressively distracting, “brainwashing,” and “strong-arming” the Chinese people and the world into “forgetting” that it caused the coronavirus pandemic, to instead show “gratitude” to the PRC for “saving” them.

Geopolitics Watch: Why China is Not a Coronavirus ‘Safe Haven’
◎ The following analysis was first published in the March 5 edition of our subscriber-only SinoWeekly Plus newsletter. Subscribe to SinoInsider to view past analyses in our newsletter archive.

Geopolitics Watch: How the CCP Could Turn a Coronavirus Pandemic to its Advantage
◎ The following analysis was first published in the Feb. 27 edition of our subscriber-only SinoWeekly Plus newsletter. Subscribe to SinoInsider to view past analyses in our newsletter archive.

Geopolitics Watch: The CCP Begins to Play the ‘Racism’ Card as the US Moves to Curb Beijing’s Propaganda
◎ We believe that the CCP will continue to play the “racism” card and could even expand its rhetoric to include direct attacks against the Trump administration.

Emergency Warning: The CCP’s Response to the Wuhan Virus Foreshadows a Global Crisis
◎ We believe that there is now a serious epidemic in Wuhan and the beginnings of a humanitarian crisis in mainland China.

Geopolitics Watch: The CCP Downplays ‘Phase One’ Deal in Party-linked Media Before the Signing
◎ Articles by Taoran have to be scrutinized for what is not said as much as what is said to gain actual insights into what Beijing might or might not be thinking.

Geopolitics Watch: The ‘People’s Leader’ and the ‘Phase One’ Deal Signing
◎ Xi’s “people’s leader” tag is a sign of weakness, not strength.

China 2020 Outlook: Escalating Sino-US Rivalry Reshapes Global Geopolitics
◎ Presenting our China 2020 outlook.
Deputy Director of the Centre for Geopolitics, Cambridge University
Deputy Director of the Centre for Geopolitics, Cambridge University
Deputy Director of the Centre for Geopolitics, Cambridge University