Bonnie Girard, The Diplomat

Bonnie Girard

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Washington, DC, United States

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Past articles by Bonnie:

A Real String of Pearls: The Hidden Bellwether of the State of the Chinese Economy

The pearl is a symbol of all of China’s economic factors combined. → Read More

Even Duterte Can’t Get Around the Thorn in China-Philippine Relations

The South China Sea continues to be a perennial flashpoint, despite Duterte’s best efforts to keep relations on an even keel. → Read More

Work Drinking in China Comes Under Fire

China’s drinking culture is thousands of years old. Can it be reshaped to fit the modern era? → Read More

Fentanyl in America: A Barometer of the China-US Relationship

China has numerous potential avenues for cracking down on illegal drug production and export. What it lacks is the political will to do so. → Read More

Britain Returns to Asia, to China’s Dismay

The U.K.’s naval presence in East Asia has provoked an angry response from China. → Read More

What Cultured Meat Can Tell Us About China

A new survey on a niche product provides a window into changing attitudes, and even has implications for Chinese national security. → Read More

How Will the Chinese Communist Party Withstand Increasing Calls for COVID-19 Pandemic Accountability?

As international outrage mounts, can the CCP replicate its success in escaping pariah status after the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989? → Read More

The Secret Behind the Chinese Communist Party’s Perseverance

One of the key factors in the CCP’s survival is its insistence on perpetuating its own truth. → Read More

Despite Sanctions Tiff, It’s Business as Usual for European Firms in China

China’s dramatic response at the political level has not impacted its courtship of European businesses. → Read More

China Takes Aim at UK Ambassador Over Media Freedom Post

British Ambassador to China Caroline Wilson learns the hard way how prickly Beijing is, even to sympathetic criticisms. → Read More

The Politics Behind China’s COVID-19 Vaccine Choices

China is keeping its vaccination campaign homegrown — despite some reservations from the public. → Read More

Rising Shipping Costs in China Add Weight to Decoupling Calls

The latest knock-on effect of the pandemic — ballooning shipping costs for Chinese exports — have laid bare the risks of current supply chain patterns. → Read More

US Targets China’s Quest for ‘Military-Civil Fusion’

A report indicates the U.S. government will seek to deny sales to 89 major Chinese companies with military links. → Read More

How China Uses the People’s Armed Police as Agents of Diplomacy

An instrument of domestic repression now doubles as a diplomatic tool. → Read More

With New Offensive Weapons Package, Trump Administration Goes All-in for Taiwan

The sale of new missile systems stretches the concept of “defensive” weaponry to its limit. → Read More

From the Deal to Decoupling: Trump’s Evolution on China

How far can the administration push without completely upending the foundations of the U.S.-China relationship? We might be about to find out. → Read More

A Reminder of the Chinese Contribution on D-Day

Huang Tingxin was given the French Legion of Honor for his service during the Allied campaign. → Read More

The US Pulls Pensions Out of China. What’s the End Game?

Coming as part of a sea change in Trump’s rhetoric toward China, this could be the start of a larger strategy. → Read More

China and Gulf Security: Conspicuous By Its Absence

Countries from Europe to East Asia are conducting patrols to ensure safe shipping lanes through the Gulf. Why isn’t China taking part? → Read More

Racism Is Alive and Well in China

The problem is decades old, but some Chinese are trying to do something about it. → Read More