Excited to share an article I authored that was published by Party Watch Initiative. I use Chinese-language sources to argue that a large number of Chinese academics and policy elites expect some form of Japanese military intervention in case of a Taiwan contingency.  ccpwatch.org/single-post/ch…

The 20th Party Congress Report omitted 2 key phrases: “Peace and development" as the “theme of the times” and the “important period of strategic opportunity." CACR’s President and Director of Analysis discuss these changes in a special report: ccpwatch.org/single-post/ca…

For the CACR blog, Analyst Daniel Fu reviews Chinese academics and policy elites' concerns about the sustainability of the Belt and Road Initiative: ccpwatch.org/single-post/ch…

Check out CACR's latest Expert Voices interview with David C. Logan (davidclogan.bsky.social) of the U.S. Naval War College. In an interview with Connor Swank, Logan discusses China's improving nuclear capabilities, its no first-use declaratory policy, and China-US nuclear dynamics. ccpwatch.org/single-post/tr…

For The Diplomat, CACR Analyst Connor Swank discusses how a Taiwan conflict will not only test the US' warfighting abilities but also its ability to forge a lasting political settlement that suits its interests and those of its partners. thediplomat.com/2022/12/suppos…

The Elliott School of International Affairs has received a $1 million endowed gift from the Center for Advanced China Research, a Washington DC think tank founded by David Gitter, ESIA MA ’15, to advance contemporary China studies. Read more ⬇️ blogs.gwu.edu/elliott360/202…

Professor David C. Logan (davidclogan.bsky.social) talks to Party Watch Initiative about his latest monograph on China’s nuclear buildup, the potential nuclear dynamics of a Taiwan contingency, and debates in the theoretical literature over counterforce and damage limitation strategies. ccpwatch.org/single-post/da…

Timothy Cheek talks to CACR about his upcoming research projects, the institutional charisma of the CCP, and how the CCP and comparable regimes survive crises: ccpwatch.org/single-post/ti…

David Ownby talks to CACR about the difficulties facing China's intellectuals, the impact of the end of COVID controls, his latest book project, and the robustness of the Chinese regime: ccpwatch.org/single-post/da…

Martin K. Dimitrov talks to CACR about his book Dictatorship and Information: Authoritarian Regime Resilience in Communist Europe and China: ccpwatch.org/single-post/ma…

Tuong Vu talks to CACR about the state of Vietnam's relations with China and the United States and the challenges facing the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam ccpwatch.org/single-post/tu…

Japan expert Sheila A. Smith talks to CACR about former Prime Minister Taro Aso's August delegation to Taiwan, the improving state of Japan-South Korea ties, the Japan-US military relationship, and proposed increases in Japan's defense spending. ccpwatch.org/single-post/sh…

Joseph Torigian shares insights from his latest book, "Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion: Elite Power Struggles in the Soviet Union and China after Stalin and Mao," on the nature and limits of institutionalization in Leninist systems. ccpwatch.org/single-post/jo…