In Beijing, Xi and Trump agree to ‘constructive strategic stability’ in US-China relations
CCP propaganda has used the Trump trip to subtly weave the narrative of a U.S. “change of heart” and a PRC “victory” in major power competition.
recommended

Culture Strategy: Inoculating America and the World Against China’s ‘Virulent Strain of Communism’
◎ Ideological confrontation is anathema to today’s CCP because the Marxism-Leninism it enshrines is a bankrupt creed responsible for the killing and oppression of hundreds of millions.

The Trump Administration Is Tough and Strategic on China
◎ Critics say that the Trump administration has no China strategy. An appraisal of the Trump administration’s China moves since 2017 reveals the exact opposite.

Geopolitics Watch: Senior US Officials Put the CCP, Corporate America on Notice in ‘New Cold War’
◎ The current Sino-U.S. conflict is not just a trade war or a tech war, but a critical battle of ideology, value systems, and morality.

Geopolitics Watch: US Travel Ban on CCP Members Targets CCP’s Achilles’ Heel
◎ The following analysis was first published in the July 16 edition of our subscriber-only SinoWeekly Plus newsletter. Subscribe to SinoInsider to view past analyses in our newsletter archive.

Politics Watch: Hong Kong’s NatSec Set Up Signals ‘Supra-authority’ Status of the CCP’s NatSec Commission
◎ Xi and the CCP can use the Hong Kong national security law for both offensive and defensive purposes.

Politics Watch: Ramifications of the Hong Kong Security Law for CCP Factional Politics
◎ The Hong Kong national security law is a double-edged sword for Xi in the factional struggle and could serve as a catalyst for political Black Swans.

Geopolitics Watch: Analysis of the Sino-US Hawaii Meeting and What it Means for the ‘New Cold War’
◎ Both the PRC and the U.S. likely recognized at the Hawaii meeting that there is no off-ramp from the “new cold war.”

Geopolitics Watch: Strategic Implications of the US Advancing Global Religious Freedom
◎ There is great strategic value in taking the CCP to task over religious freedom.

Why the CCP Is Pushing the Hong Kong Law Now and How the World Should Respond
◎ The international community must join the U.S. in condemning the PRC for pushing to implement national security legislation in Hong Kong.
