Why AUKUS Matters
The deal is a belated response to the Chinese Communist Party’s mushrooming belligerence.
Aaron Sarin
· 12 min read
China
A collection of 82 posts
The Nature of the Beast
Too many Western politicians continue to delude themselves about the character of Beijing’s regime.
Aaron Sarin
· 11 min read
Beijing in Retreat
A plunging birthrate, deepening socioeconomic divisions, and the chaos produced by China’s failed Zero-COVID policy prove that Xi Jinping and the Party do not have the measure of the nation.
Aaron Sarin
· 12 min read
The White Paper Revolution
China’s population has learned that its voice has real power.
Aaron Sarin
· 14 min read
The Loneliness of the ‘Bridge Man’ Generation
China’s dissenters are isolated. But they are not as isolated as they once were.
Aaron Sarin
· 9 min read
A Single Spark
In the age of the Internet, can the Sitong Bridge Warrior’s protest make a difference?
Aaron Sarin
· 6 min read
China in the Age of Surveillance
China’s security apparatus may not be able to see into the minds of the people, but it can make their lives a misery in the attempt.
Aaron Sarin
· 11 min read
The Road to Genocide
The Uyghurs have the potential to threaten China's national unity, which is the real reason we are seeing the largest incarceration of an ethnic or religious minority since the Holocaust.
Aaron Sarin
· 17 min read
Shanghai on the Edge of Madness
Starvation will push and pull human psychology in unusual directions—it is one of the few things that can overcome fear of the authorities. When famine came to China 400 years ago, it made Chinese peasants receptive to the preachers of class war. When the government failed to provide crucial
Aaron Sarin
· 6 min read
The New Great Game
Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine will be remembered as one of the great crimes of the 21st century. The ensuing humanitarian crisis has already caused more than two million refugees to flee their homeland. With the imposition of sanctions, policymakers will have to weigh their political options as a
Joel Kotkin and Hügo Krüger
· 10 min read
The New Eurasian Century
The current crises in eastern Europe reflect more than just Kremlin mischief-making—they reflect the first fruits of an emerging world order that spans the vastness from Beijing to Berlin. Unlike the longstanding liberal status quo, with its roots in classical civilization and the Enlightenment, this emerging alternative draws upon
Joel Kotkin
· 9 min read
The Vanishing of Peng Shuai
Whatever really happened between Zhang and Peng, the truth is that they were both already victims, having been raised in a society that completely denies the importance of the individual.
Aaron Sarin
· 6 min read
Tibet’s Long Fight for Freedom
Not unlike Hong Kong’s frontline protesters in 2019, with their street battles and Molotov cocktails, some Tibetans have realised they live in a time that calls for truly desperate measures.
Aaron Sarin
· 13 min read
Confronting the Supply Chain Crisis
A pandemic-driven shortage of parts and labor has combined with a congested transport system to create an inflationary spike, with shipping rates doubling on some routes.
Joel Kotkin
· 11 min read
Chinese Culture and the Red Line of Morality
Even the Soviet Union had its Bulgakovs and its Pasternaks, of course, and there is no doubt that art sometimes flourishes in an atmosphere of oppression.
Aaron Sarin
· 7 min read