CSR Blog: An Evaluation of Public-Related Origins of China’s Assertive Foreign Policy

By Yinxuan Wang Since 2012, Chinese diplomacy has moved toward toughness, emphasizing China’s core interests - security, sovereignty, and development - continuing the trend that had begun in 2009. For instance, China has increased its maritime law enforcement ships in the South China Sea. In 2012, China sent coast guard ships to Diaoyu Island and …

CSR Blog: Covid Diplomacy- a New Ground for Competition among China, the U.S. and Japan in Southeast Asia

By Natalie Craig For fourteen months, world leaders have altered their foreign policy plans to handle the COVID-19 pandemic leading to a new form of diplomacy – Covid diplomacy. Countries influential in Southeast Asia such as the United States, China and Japan have engaged in various diplomatic efforts in the region throughout the pandemic with …

CSR Blog: Put on Your Rose-colored Glasses: Outlook for China’s Political Stability and Growth

By Jennifer Lee In alignment with American public opinion, politicians on both sides of the aisle support policies to address China’s prowess as a “strategic competitor,” though the opinions on tactics differ.1,2 No one expects the Biden administration to hastily alter the US stance and go easy on China.3 This is consistent with the fact …

CSR Blog: Showing He’s Serious about China: A Necessary Biden First Step

By Andrew Senesac As the Biden administration enters office, it will have to grapple with a foreign policy challenge that is more than just en vogue: competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). China’s latest acts of gross human rights violations, intellectual property theft, cyberattacks, and wolf-warrior diplomacy have destabilized a region that is …

CSR Blog: COVID-19 and the Escalation of Sino-US Relations

By Michael Xiaochen Zhang As COVID-19 spreads around the world, new fissures have been exposed in the U.S.-China relationship. During this period of crisis, when mutual cooperation between countries, institutions and global citizens is vital, domestic and foreign policy agendas have continued to drive a wedge between the two global powers. Both the Trump and …