Trump changed how the U.S. assigns the label ‘terrorist.’ Can the Biden administration change it back?
Trump changed ‘designation’ from a foreign policy tool to one aimed at influencing American public opinion
The U.S. banned Xinjiang cotton imports because of forced labor. Textile workers face abuses in other countries, too.
Consumers play a role in improving labor standards within the global fashion industry
Mike Pompeo accused China of committing ‘genocide,’ an international crime. Biden’s team agrees.
This probably won’t lead to prosecutions but it will hurt China in the court of public opinion
China’s leaders say that Biden offers a ‘new window of hope.’ Their experts are more skeptical.
Beijing is likely to seek short-term stability as it anticipates a long-term advantage
ICE is accused of sterilizing detainees. That echoes the U.S.’s long history of forced sterilization.
White people who support such forced sterilizations are paternalistic rather than driven by racial animus, my research suggests.
The Trump administration sanctioned China for detaining 1 million Uighurs. Here’s what Americans think.
They approve of sanctions but don’t want a war
60 or so secessionist movements around the world want independence in 2020. Guess which one might succeed.
International pressure helped these South Pacific islands move toward statehood
Why Xi Jinping’s Xinjiang policy is a major change in China’s ethnic politics
Beijing’s “Sinicization” campaign extends well beyond Xinjiang.
Why are there anti-China protests in Central Asia?
The region is important to Beijing’s security strategy
How is MBS’s consolidation of power affecting Saudi clerics in the opposition?
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Islamic Summit