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Issue Brief

Aug 8, 2018

Outside-the-Box Sino-Indian and Indo-Russian cooperation on Afghanistan

By Omar Samad and Bharath Gopalaswamy

Recent Sino-Indian and Indo-Russian informal agreements to undertake joint projects in Afghanistan mark a geographical paradigm shift in the strategic ambitions of the region’s largest stakeholders.

Afghanistan China

In the News

Aug 3, 2018

Manning Quoted in VOA on Detention of Chinese Academic

By Robert Manning

Read the full article here.

China

Inflection Points

Jul 29, 2018

China’s ‘Project of the Century’ vs. Trump’s good week

By Frederick Kempe

The fact that Chinese experts themselves compare the project to the era-shaping U.S. Marshall Plan after World War II—except far bigger and with more global reach—provides the context for our times.  

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jul 28, 2018

Pham Joins CGTN to Discuss Chinese President Xi’s Africa Tour

By Peter Pham

Watch the full discussion here.

Africa China

In the News

Jul 27, 2018

Manning Quoted in US News on China’s Technology Sector

By Robert Manning

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China

In the News

Jul 25, 2018

Manning in Nikkei Asian Review: Trump adopts wrong response to China’s tech threat

By Robert A. Manning

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China

In the News

Jul 23, 2018

Manning in Global Times: Misjudging China ends US policy consensus

By Robert A. Manning

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China

In the News

Jul 23, 2018

Pham Joins CGTN to Discuss China-Rwanda Relations

By Peter Pham

Watch the full discussion here.

China East Africa

In the News

Jul 20, 2018

Kempe Joins CNBC to Discuss Trump’s Trade Policy and China

By Frederick Kempe

Watch the full discussion here.

China Economy & Business

EconoGraphics

Jul 19, 2018

US Iran Sanctions Could SpOIL the Global Economy

By Ole Moehr

The Trump Administration’s “maximum pressure” approach against Iran to reduce Iranian crude oil exports to zero as soon as possible is expected to rattle markets and could undermine the credibility and effectiveness of US sanctions. This edition of the EconoGraphic outlines how re-imposed US sanctions against Iran will affect the global oil market, the price of oil, US consumers, and the American economy.

China Economy & Business

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