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Chinese Scholars’ Perspectives on the 250th Anniversary of the United States

We examine how Chinese scholars evaluate the United States at 250, balancing its internal structural challenges against its capacity for…

Jul 13 • Chenghao Sun, Yining Li, Yijie Li, and Xueyu Zhang

NI Feng: China’s American Studies-Evolution, Characteristics and Prospects

This requires a more confident and composed mindset, analyzing the complex internal structure of the U.S. while continuously reflecting on and defining…

Jul 6 • Chenghao Sun, Liangyu Gao, Kexi Wu, and Xueyu Zhang

ChinaVoice｜China-EU Relations: a Tipping Point?

Listen now | What are the structural sources driving current tensions?

Jun 29 • Chenghao Sun, Xueyu Zhang, Yining Li, Yijie Li, and Yinuo Wang

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From Crisis Management to Strategic Stability in China-U.S. Relations by ZHOU Guiyin

This article moves beyond the common “new Cold War” framing and instead examines whether major power competition can remain manageable.

Jun 23 • Chenghao Sun, Ge Ou, Liangyu Gao, and Xueyu Zhang

DA Wei and ZHOU Wuhua | Seeking Constructive Strategic Stability: China-U.S. Relations in the Era of Dual-Core Multipolity

Only through these concerted efforts can they usher in a longer cycle of a “Constructive Relationship of Strategic Stability."

Jun 15 • Chenghao Sun, Yuhan Sun, Shangmin Li, and Xueyu Zhang

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The Rise of “Sovereign AI” in the Global South and China’s Cooperative Responses by ZHANG Shuyan and CHEN Zhimin

China-US

Chinese Scholars’ Perspectives on the 250th Anniversary of the United States

We examine how Chinese scholars evaluate the United States at 250, balancing its internal structural challenges against its capacity for…

Jul 13 • Chenghao Sun, Yining Li, Yijie Li, and Xueyu Zhang

NI Feng: China’s American Studies-Evolution, Characteristics and Prospects

This requires a more confident and composed mindset, analyzing the complex internal structure of the U.S. while continuously reflecting on and defining…

Jul 6 • Chenghao Sun, Liangyu Gao, Kexi Wu, and Xueyu Zhang

From Crisis Management to Strategic Stability in China-U.S. Relations by ZHOU Guiyin

This article moves beyond the common “new Cold War” framing and instead examines whether major power competition can remain manageable.

Jun 23 • Chenghao Sun, Ge Ou, Liangyu Gao, and Xueyu Zhang

DA Wei and ZHOU Wuhua | Seeking Constructive Strategic Stability: China-U.S. Relations in the Era of Dual-Core Multipolity

Only through these concerted efforts can they usher in a longer cycle of a “Constructive Relationship of Strategic Stability."

Jun 15 • Chenghao Sun, Yuhan Sun, Shangmin Li, and Xueyu Zhang

Global South

The Rise of “Sovereign AI” in the Global South and China’s Cooperative Responses by ZHANG Shuyan and CHEN Zhimin

Sovereign AI offers the Global South a path to technological autonomy and fairer global governance.

Jul 20 • Chenghao Sun, Stefanie Perner, Yuhan Sun, and Xueyu Zhang

#18 China Scholar Insights: The Evolution of the Global Power Structure Under the Rise of the Global South and China’s Role

The Global South’s collective rise, a key global transformation, reshapes the global power structure, with China playing a constructive role through…

Dec 22, 2025 • Chenghao Sun, Stefanie Perner, Yujie Shao, XinYue Zhang, Zhuofan Liu, YUMI YAMADA, CHEN WENG U, Xinyi Li, and Xueyu Zhang

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Podcast | How Chinese Scholars View the 2025 SCO Summit

Despite hurdles, the overall direction of the SCO remains positive, with members actively seeking solutions.

Sep 3, 2025 • Chenghao Sun and Xueyu Zhang

US Middle East Security Policy during Trump’s Second Term: Characteristics, Objectives and Impacts by Li Yanan

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Jul 23, 2025 • Chenghao Sun, Stefanie Perner, Yuhan Sun, and Hannah Shirley

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