John Z. Lee
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US-China decoupling: Beijing has options beyond Russia in navigating geopolitics of technology
China’s most important technological partners are not in Russia but in US-allied countries such as Germany and Japan. Until the US brings down the hammer on its friends and partners, the door will remain partly open to China as long as it doesn’t fully side with Russia. → Read More
China, Australia, and the Internet of Things
Australia must learn to manage, rather than avoid, the dilemmas of a global reliance on Chinese digital networks. → Read More
Mapping China’s Place in the Global Semiconductor Industry
China’s national interests and supply chain security for the most “core” of technologies. → Read More
Japan Was Right to Hold the Tokyo Olympics
The Games are a brave testament to the possibility of living with COVID-19, while keeping the worst effects at bay. → Read More
Would China Invade Taiwan for TSMC?
The second piece of a two-part analysis focusing on semiconductors and cross-strait geopolitics. → Read More
Can Japan Successfully Decouple From China?
The Abe government is providing funds to encourage firms to move production lines out of China. Will the gambit work? → Read More
5G and Huawei: The UK and EU Decide
The EU and U.K. are willing to accept some managed risk in return for expected gains brought by interdependence with China. → Read More
South Korea Just Made a Big Mistake
Pulling out of the intelligence sharing agreement with Japan will only hurt Korea's security. → Read More
Decoupling from China: cutting the Gordian Knot
Expecting a coordinated global divorce with China is imprudent – it may also be impractical. → Read More
Killing Chimerica
“Decoupling” the deep economic entwinement with China is increasingly seen as vital to US security. → Read More
12 Regions of China: The Inertia of Unity
Despite regional variations, politically speaking China is remarkably homogeneous. → Read More
12 Regions of China: Why the Center Still Reigns Supreme
While China can be conceptualized as 12 distinct regions, that doesn't mean the country is going to split apart. → Read More
12 Regions of China: The Tibetan Plateau
The “roof of the world” spans not only the Tibetan Autonomous Region but parts of Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan. → Read More
12 Regions of China: Xinjiang
China's 'new frontier' is home to the largely Muslim Uyghur ethnic group. → Read More
12 Regions of China: The Gansu and Ningxia Corridors
China's gateway to Xinjiang was the first leg of the ancient Silk Road. → Read More
12 Regions of China: Manchuria
Once home to China's last dynasty, Manchuria is now the country's rust belt. → Read More
12 Regions of China: The Periphery
Exploring the historical Chinese frontier. → Read More
12 Regions of China: The Southeast Coast
The historic center of China's maritime trade remains the heart of export-oriented manufacturing. → Read More
12 Regions of China: The Yangtze Delta
This article series explores 12 distinct “regions” within China: six “core” regions long dominated by the majority Han ethnic group and six “periphery” regions home to many of China’s ethnic minorities. The series overview is available here. To view the full series, click here. At the imperial “southern capital” of Nanjing, the Yangtze River turns east into its final stretch, widening at points… → Read More
12 Regions of China: The Central South
The original frontier for Han expansions remains a strategic pivot point today. → Read More