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China Exploiting Russian Weakness in Arctic–and Moscow Has Reason to Worry

06.26.2025 Paul Goble

Executive Summary: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has expanded its activities in the Arctic since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Moscow...

DeepSeek’s Background Raises Multiple Concerns

06.07.2025 Matthew Gabriel Cazel Brazil

Five Key Factors Behind Irregular Leadership Changes in the People’s Liberation Army

06.07.2025 Zi Yang

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PLA Justice Mission 2025 Further Rehearses Taiwan Invasion Operations

01.09.2026 K. Tristan Tang

Executive Summary: The PLA launched another military exercise in late December 2025, with force scale and deployment locations broadly similar to previous drills. The exercise...

Publication China Brief

Beijing Accelerates Clearance of ‘Naked Officials’ from Top Ranks

01.09.2026 Youlun Nie

Executive Summary In late 2025, Beijing initiated a systemic clearance of “naked officials”—those with spouses or children residing abroad—from senior leadership ranks, marking a decisive...

Publication China Brief

Battery Statecraft: Green Tech Minerals are a Military Asset

01.08.2026 Tye Graham

Executive Summary: Beijing sees its battery dominance as an emerging instrument of statecraft. By controlling key stages of the value chain, it can impose delay,...

Publication China Brief Notes

CNP Part III: Growing CNP Drove Foreign Policy Shift

01.06.2026 Erik R. Quam

Executive Summary: Beijing’s pursuit of a more assertive foreign policy in the 2010s followed official assessments that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) had risen...

Publication China Brief