CSR Blog: Fighting Fire with Fire in the South China Sea: The Case for Strengthening the Gray Zone Capabilities of Vietnam to Counter Chinese Gray Zone Tactics

By Samuel Olson Territorial disputes in the South China Sea have emerged as one of the most pressing issues in East and Southeast Asia. China claims sovereignty over everything within the so-called “nine-dash line” in the South China Sea, parts of which are concurrently claimed by Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, and Taiwan. To …

CSR 2020: Interdependence with a Difficult but Rational Power

Qiang Wu Qiang Wu (Steven) is a second-year MA candidate with a concentration in China Studies. His research interest lies in the relationship between China and the world. He earned his M.A. in Economics at Kyoto University, Japan and B.A. in Political Science at Peking University, China. Introduction This research explores China’s retaliatory trade behaviors …

CSR 2020: The Role of Sanctions in US-China Economic Competition

By Jennifer Conrad Jennifer Conrad is a master of arts candidate in China Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). In the summer of 2019, she interned for the State Department at the American Institute in Taiwan. Prior to SAIS, she was the head of fact-checking for Vogue and spent …

CSR 2020: “One Arch Enemy” or “Two-Fold Danger”

The Failed Alliance in Non-Communist Asia Hao Chen Hao Chen is a second-year SAIS M.A. student concentrating in China studies with a minor in Korea studies. His research interests span modern Chinese history, Chinese politics, and Taiwan studies. Hao earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Peking (Beijing) University in China and also studied at …