The Case for Chinese Aid: Why It Complements, Not Displaces, Western Aid
BY HAIYANG ZHANG In China’s recent 19th Party Congress, President Xi Jinping spoke confidently about blazing “a new trail for
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China’s One Belt Initiative: European Economic Opportunity or Dead-End?
BY CAMERON LINDSAY Last month, 27 of the 28 national European Union ambassadors to Beijing denounced China’s “Silk Road” project
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The Art of Trade War
BY SASHA RAMANI President Trump’s long-promised trade war against China has begun. In March, President Trump unveiled tariffs on imported
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Can the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Bring Equity through Infrastructure?
BY MAX NATHANSON The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will change Pakistan. CPEC — a proposed network of highways, power plants,
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China’s Initiative of Building 1,000 Towns is in Danger of Becoming the Next Wave of Ghost Cities
BY BEN YUNMO WANG A massive government effort to build thousands of commercial-themed towns across China is off to a
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In Response: The U.S. Is Not in Decline
BY KATHERINE MANSTED Benjamin Clayton’s recent post is another outing in a long line of U.S. power pessimism, which history
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Let’s Change the Way We Talk About Climate Change: It’s a Public Health Issue
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE LE MAROIS Most climate change awareness campaigns feature stranded polar bears on drifting ice sheets, or sea levels
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