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Summary: Xi Jinping and Donald Trump likely find it to be in their interest to hold a summit at the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires.
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Summary We wrote in August that the CCP could be gambling that the U.S. midterm election results allow it to “avoid a consequential clash with
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By Don Tse and Larry Ong Summary Chinese Communist Party has long carried out influence operations to survive and dominate. Decades of CCP influence activity
Politics Watch: Fang Fenghui’s Expulsion, Meng Hongwei’s Arrest, and the Factional ‘Soft Coup’
The Chinese Communist Party Central Committee announced the expulsion of former generals Fang Fenghui and Zhang Yang from the Party on Oct. 16. Both generals,
Politics Watch: Meng Hongwei Purge Hints at ‘Soft Coup’ Against Xi
The sudden vanishing and investigation of Interpol chief Meng Hongwei has called renewed attention to the Chinese Communist Party’s pernicious behavior, human rights abuses, and
Geopolitics Watch: On Correctly Predicting Trends in China-US Relations
Heading into the final quarter of 2018, it has become clearer that “strategic competition” between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC)
Geopolitics Watch: How the CCP Can Interfere in US Elections
United States President Donald Trump accused China of trying to meddle in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections in his opening remarks at the 2018 United
Geopolitics Watch: Is the PRC Isolating Taiwan, or is the PRC Being Isolated?
A sweep of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) moves against the Republic of China (ROC) this year suggests that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
Geopolitics Watch: The CCP Misreads America’s China Policy Revolution
The passing of the United States 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is a watershed moment in Sino-U.S. relations, and the clearest indication yet that
Risk Watch: China’s State-owned Enterprise Debt Financing ‘Ponzi Scheme’
On July 24, China’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) released economic data for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) for the first half of 2018. In the statement accompanying
Geopolitics Watch: With EU Deal, Trump Advances Another Step in Reshaping CCP-Hijacked World Order
United States President Donald Trump and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker announced a new U.S.-EU trade agreement after meeting at the White House on July
Geopolitics Watch: The Potentially Dire Implications of US Tariffs on China
On June 15, United States President Donald Trump announced tariffs on Chinese imports. Details from the White House and the Office of the United States
Geopolitics Watch: Trump-Kim Summit Affirms Our Peace and Denuclearization Prediction
United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a joint statement at the end of their summit in Singapore on
Geopolitics Watch: US Deal Puts ZTE on ‘Probation,’ Benefits US National Security
On June 7, United States Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross announced a deal to allow Chinese telecommunications company ZTE to resume business. Under the deal,
Why We Predicted Coming Peace on the Korean Peninsula
By Don Tse and Larry Ong On April 27, the leaders of North and South Korea met at the demilitarized zone and signed a joint