Patrick Mendis, Visiting Professor of Global Affairs, National Chengchi University
Fu-Kuo Liu, Director of the Taiwan Center for Security Studies in Taipei
Jun 05, 2020
The pandemic has deepened the waters in cross-Strait relations. As President Tsai takes office for her second term, US-China-Taiwan relations face new challenges.
Tian Feilong, Associate Professor, the Law School of Beihang University
Jun 05, 2020
Despite the twisted perceptions of domestic radicals and the disruptive agenda of foreign forces in the SAR, the benefits of the new law are clear.
Zhang Yunling, Chair Professor and Dean, Institute of International Studies at Shandong University
Jun 05, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic provides a moment in which all can see the importance of global public health security, and it should spur us to look into ways of promoting cooperation and creating mechanisms that inure to the benefit of all.
Yan Yu, Current Affairs Commentator on Taiwan affairs
May 27, 2020
Taiwan’s re-elected leader masked her Taiwan independence agenda with delicate words, but her meaning was unmistakable. She is moving inexorably toward a separation through incremental steps. Can a crisis be averted?
Li Huan, Deputy Director at CICIR's Institute of Hong Kong and Macao Studies, and Distinguished Research Fellow, Xiamen University
May 26, 2020
While some members of the international community have jumped to the conclusion that Bejing’s motives are nefarious, they should wait and see before bad-mouthing it. The need for new legislation is clear.
Ramses Amer, Associated Fellow, Institute for Security & Development Policy, Sweden
Li Jianwei, Director and Research Fellow, National Institute for South China Sea Studies
May 25, 2020
Cooperative inspections by China and Vietnam have been effective in some ways. But they have not resolved basic problems, including overfishing. With the latest agreement expiring in June, it’s time to think in a holistic way.
Zhu Songling, Professor, Beijing Union University
May 25, 2020
Tsai Ing-wen’s second inaugural message on May 20 was a dangerous one, reinforcing the notion that the island is already de facto independent and willing to be a geopolitical chess piece for the United States.
Li Yan, Deputy Director of Institute of American Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
May 24, 2020
The United States is clearly trying to leverage the island to its advantage against Beijing. But the matter is so sensitive that it could trigger a confrontation. It has already eroded trust and reduced the space for effective crisis management.
Zhao Tong, Fellow, Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy
May 19, 2020
A popular view in China is that more nuclear weapons would garner respect from the international community. But it may only inspire fear, which would be counterproductive.
Ni Feng, Deputy Director, Institute of American Studies, CASS
Yang Nan, Assistant Research Fellow, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
May 17, 2020
Not long ago, China and the United States built mutual trust in suppressing infectious diseases. It’s time to renew and strengthen those mechanisms, not abandon them.