Is China preparing for a post-Putin Russia?

New Atlanticist Mar 31, 2025

Dispatch from Hong Kong: How the ‘geoeconomic city’ is weathering global headwinds

By Josh Lipsky, Ananya Kumar

From Chinese and US economic growth to stablecoin regulations, a recent visit to Hong Kong offered important insights for two Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center experts.
China Digital Currencies
Is China preparing for a post-Putin Russia?

New Atlanticist Mar 25, 2025

Starlink’s India launch is a crash course on New Delhi’s approach to tech sovereignty

By Trisha Ray

A recently announced partnership to deploy the Elon Musk-led company’s satellite internet in India offers a window into New Delhi’s “hybrid” approach.
Economy & Business India
Is China preparing for a post-Putin Russia?

New Atlanticist Mar 25, 2025

Reading between the lines of Taiwan’s new Quadrennial Defense Review

By Kitsch Liao

The recently released Quadrennial Defense Review offers a window into the Taiwanese military’s issues with prioritization, operational readiness, and manpower retention.
China East Asia

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UkraineAlert

Jun 6, 2023

Is China preparing for a post-Putin Russia?

By Anders Åslund

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have famously proclaimed a "friendship without limits" but the Chinese leader may be looking to a post-Putin Russia and cultivating ties with Putin's PM Mikhail Mishustin, writes Anders Åslund.

China Conflict

In the News

Jun 6, 2023

Tran cited in RAND report on US-China rivalry

Read the full report here.

China Economic Sanctions
Air pollution in Shanghai

EnergySource

Jun 6, 2023

Natural gas reduced China’s urban air pollution. Can it be a global climate solution?

By Joseph Webster

Greater uptake of natural gas has helped substantially reduce urban air pollution in Beijing. Ahead of COP28 discussions this year, the United States, China, and other countries should encourage responsible natural gas production as a solution for reducing global emissions and urban air pollution.

China Climate Change & Climate Action

In the News

Jun 6, 2023

Blakemore quoted in S&P Global on alternative battery chemistries
China Energy & Environment
Ferryman Siddique Hawlader (2nd-R), 45, rides his boat on the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 29, 2023.

SouthAsiaSource

Jun 6, 2023

What the new US visa policy for Bangladesh means

By Ali Riaz

The US visa restrictions alone will not guarantee a free and fair election or restore democracy in Bangladesh. However, the new policy sends a loud and clear message.

Bangladesh Democratic Transitions

In the News

Jun 5, 2023

Roberts in SCMP

On June 5, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts was featured in the South China Morning Post. Roberts shares his thoughts on the challenges facing China’s goal of yuan internationalization. He explains, “The biggest single obstacle to that goal is not just the entrenched role of the US dollar, but also key is Beijing’s […]

China Economy & Business

Econographics

Jun 5, 2023

Investors have been “de-risking” from China for years

By Jeremy Mark

The bottomline from Washington is clear: putting money in China is going to become riskier, and de-risking is only going to become more commonplace.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 4, 2023

Hakimi quoted in Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: The limits Of China’s budding relationship with Afghanistan’s Taliban

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan China

In the News

Jun 1, 2023

Graham and Lipsky cited by Table China on Russia-China trade

Read the full article here.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jun 1, 2023

China stands to gain from a weakened Russia. The West should prepare now.

By Andrew A. Michta

A protracted war of attrition in Ukraine serves Beijing’s interests in that it will lead to the long-term weakening of Russia, thereby fundamentally shifting the Sino-Russian power balance in China’s favor.

China Politics & Diplomacy
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Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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