Research & Policy Papers

As monetary tensions between the United States and China intensify, the space for ambiguity narrows. If Washington withdraws from its role as global absorber while Beijing resists deep rebalancing, adjustment will be forced somewhere. Without coordination, it will be forced onto Europe.

A less unified Europe may struggle to sustain a common position on China, potentially creating greater room for China to divide and conquer. However, some Chinese scholars caution that a Europe divided by the far right is not necessarily more China-friendly as populist parties’ diverse and often contradictory approaches to…

The recent escalation in Yemen has exposed a tension in Chinese thinking about the regional security order. Chinese experts, like Beijing itself, have long called for an end to U.S. military hegemony in the Middle East and the development of a more autonomous regional security framework led by local actors.