by John Darby | Apr 27, 2023 | Brazil, BRICS, China, India, Russia
Introduction The concept of “de-dollarization” has become an increasingly topical issue as countries seek to decrease their dependence on the U.S. dollar as the world’s primary reserve currency. Should de-dollarization occur, there are many countries that would like...
by Evan Conner | Feb 13, 2023 | China
Abstract: The Chinese Communist Party has long tightly controlled private sector enterprises. In the past year, that control has taken a new form: board seats. Over the past several months, China has pivoted from regulating tech companies through fines and...
by Katherine Dolgenos | Nov 25, 2022 | All, Asia, China, Democracy
Lin Qiming, a Chinese state security agent, had several creative suggestions for how to destroy Yan Xiong’s nascent congressional campaign in the Democratic primary for New York’s 10th District. In Mr. Lin’s conversations with a private investigator (PI) he had hired...
by Alec Goodrich | Nov 11, 2022 | Arbitration, China, Cybersecurity, Financial, Intellectual Property, Internet Law, National Security, North America, Trade, U.S. Foreign Policy
International intellectual property (IIP) theft occurs when foreign actors infringe upon, or outright steal, intellectual property (IP) owned by a domestic entity. IIP theft takes many forms, from the manufacture and export of counterfeit Birkin bags to sophisticated...
by Drew Weisberg | Apr 19, 2022 | All, China, Trade
Preface China is certainly not the only country to flout WTO’s mandates or to engage in protectionist economic policies. Notably, there has been a recent political debate regarding the merit of continued WTO membership in the United States. Furthermore, the United...
by Mary Ameringer | Apr 15, 2022 | Asia, China, History, North America, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Trade, U.S. Foreign Policy, Uncategorized
Bao Bao during her public debut at the National Zoo in 2013. Her birth appeared on the zoo’s live panda cam and generated a surge in viewership that crashed the site. Is there something more to these beloved bears than munching on bamboo and bumbling around? April 16,...
