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Where’s the beef? Trump’s underwhelming meeting with Xi.

By Melanie Hart

Trump appears to have sidestepped the biggest trap—Beijing’s attempt to box Washington in on Taiwan—but underperformed on everything else.

China Economy & Business

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ASEAN does not need decoupling. It needs coordinated resilience.

By Nik Foster

If the group of Southeast Asian nations does not craft its own path of economic resilience, then it will end up importing the industrial policies of its larger neighbors.

East Asia Economy & Business

Dispatches

Where’s the beef? Trump’s underwhelming meeting with Xi.

By Melanie Hart

Trump appears to have sidestepped the biggest trap—Beijing’s attempt to box Washington in on Taiwan—but underperformed on everything else.

China Economy & Business

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Five outcomes that would make Trump’s trip to China a success

By Melanie Hart

Though surprises are always possible, the meetings in Beijing will likely be defined by a narrow set of deliverables.

China Economy & Business

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Upcoming events

Stay tuned for upcoming Atlantic Council Global China Hub events—new programming is added on a rolling basis.

Previous events

Public Event Mon, March 23, 2026 • 10:00 am ET

Kurt Campbell on what to expect from Trump’s Beijing visit

China Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy Technology & Innovation

Online Event Mon, December 15, 2025 • 2:30 pm ET

How the US and Taiwan can deter Chinese coercion by shoring up Taiwan’s partners

China Politics & Diplomacy Taiwan

Online Event Mon, November 10, 2025 • 10:00 am ET

Strategic alignment on China: EU approaches and transatlantic cooperation

China Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia Security & Defense

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China Hub Staff

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Melanie Hart

Senior Director, Global China Hub

Global China Hub

China Chinese

Staff

Kitsch Liao

Associate Director

Global China Hub

China Security & Defense

Staff

Caroline Costello

Assistant Director

Global China Hub

China Chinese

Staff

Samantha Wong

Assistant Director

Global China Hub

China Chinese

China Hub Fellows

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Kelsang (Kaydor) Aukatsang

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Global China Hub

China Civil Society

Fellow

Ryan Berger

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

Americas Cybersecurity

Fellow

Dakota Cary

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

China Cybersecurity

Fellow

Claire Chu

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

China Chinese

Fellow

Michael Corbo

Distinguished Fellow

Global China Hub

Americas Australia

Fellow

Hanna Dohmen

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

China Chinese

Fellow

Parsifal D’Sola

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Global China Hub

China Chinese

Fellow

Zoltán Fehér

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

Central Europe China

Fellow

Nik Foster

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

China Energy & Environment

Fellow

Tuvia Gering

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

China Disinformation

Fellow

Thayz Guimarães

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

Americas Brazil

Fellow

David Hathaway

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Global China Hub

China Chinese

Fellow

Sergio Guzmán

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

Americas Caribbean

Fellow

Leland Lazarus

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

Caribbean China

Fellow

Cole McFaul

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

Artificial Intelligence China

Fellow

Lev Nachman

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

China Chinese

Fellow

Zeena Nisar

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

Central Asia China

Fellow

Oscar Meywa Otele

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

Africa Climate Change & Climate Action

Fellow

Dexter Tiff Roberts

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Global China Hub

China Chinese

Fellow

Michael Schuman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Global China Hub

China Economy & Business

Fellow

Wen-Ti Sung

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

Australia China

Fellow

Didi Kirsten Tatlow

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Global China Hub

China Politics & Diplomacy

Fellow

Santiago Villa

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

Africa China

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In the News

In the News

Global China Hub report featured in CNA

By Kitsch Liao, Nik Foster, Santiago Villa

On December 16th, 2025, a report by Global China Hub Associate Director Kitsch Liao and nonresident fellows Nik Foster and Santiago Villa was featured in CNA.

China Economy & Business

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Kitsch Liao on Al Jazeera

By Kitsch Liao

On December 18th, 2025, Global China Hub Associate Director Kitsch Liao spoke to Al Jazeera about Taiwan’s $1.11 billion arms purchase.

China Defense Industry

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Caroline Costello in the China in Africa Podcast

By Caroline Costello

On December 19th, 2025, Global China Hub Assistant Director Caroline Costello appeared on the China in Africa Podcast to discuss China’s outsized role in West Africa’s illegal resource trade.

China Climate Change & Climate Action

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The Global China Hub tracks Beijing’s actions and their global impacts, assessing China’s rise from multiple angles and identifying emerging China policy challenges. The Hub leverages its network of China experts around the world to generate actionable recommendations for policymakers in Washington and beyond.