Volume 19 Issue 14

Articles from Volume 19 Issue 14

Arms Sales and High-Level Visits Signal Closer U.S. Relations with Taiwan

07.31.2019 John Dotson

Introduction The first half of 2019 has seen a steady procession of developments marking a closer alignment between the United States and Taiwan (also known...

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Xi Jinping Evokes the “Original Aspirations” of the Communist Party— While Seeking to Further Consolidate His Hold on Power

07.31.2019 Willy Wo-Lap Lam

Introduction Beijing is preparing for a host of major meetings and anniversaries in the months ahead. The first of these will be the annual senior...

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A Preliminary Survey of CCP Influence Efforts in Hong Kong

07.31.2019 Russell Hsiao

Editor’s note: Our previous two issues contained articles by Russell Hsiao that profiled institutions and methods employed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to cultivate...

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Major Themes in China’s 2019 National Defense White Paper

07.31.2019 Elsa Kania

Introduction On July 24, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) issued its first new national defense white paper (NDWP) since 2015 (Xinhua). “China’s National Defense...

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