Trump's New Realism in China

Critics aside, the administration does have a strategy, and it is based on reciprocity.

Geopolitical Jockeying in a Time of Pandemic/Spectator USA

China and the United States continue to joust in the South China Sea, reminding us that once COVID is over, nothing will have changed in the geopolitical competition between Washington and Beijing.

Why China Must Be Held Accountable for the Coronavirus Pandemic

For the sake of morality, global governance, and avoiding a repeat, the world must hold Beijing and the CCP responsible for their coverup, lies, and mishandling of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.

Has the US-China Cold War Now Begun/Real Clear Politics

US-China relations will be changed forever by COVID-19, the Wuhan coronavirus. Washington must fundamentally change its policy toward Beijing, as the CCP has shown the danger it poses to the world.

Beijing Fears COVID-19 Is Turning Point for China, Globalization

China's failure to control the coronavirus epidemic and its subsequent cover-up put the world at risk. Now, China is waging a propaganda war to deflect blame. Globalization will suffer as the world attempts to protect itself from future black swans--Real Clear Politics

WSJ: From Washington to Wuhan, All Eyes Are On Xi

Coronavirus threatens Chinese leader Xi Jinping. His rule since 2012 has focused on the creation of a cult of competence. His aggressive economic and foreign policies have challenged America's global leadership, while Beijing's relentless influence campaigns have sought to eliminate negative images of the country around the world.

Coronavirus and US-China Relations/Hoover Institution

An interview with Michael Auslin on how the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic will damage US-China relations, and its effect on China's economy and political system.

Demystifying US-China Decoupling

Trade negotiations between American and Chinese officials are a drawn-out affair because Trump has zeroed in on a problem a generation in the making. At one level, Trump's trade war is upending four decades of unequal U.S.-China economic relations that have helped fuel China's modernization in the post-Mao Zedong era.--Hoover Digest

China's Thin Skin Bruised Yet Again

As hundreds of millions Chinese hide from the coronavirus, as over a million Muslim Uyghurs are kept in concentration camps, as Beijing directs cyber and human espionage operations to strip the world of its industrial secrets and personal information, China's Communist leaders going into conniption fits over a newspaper headline says it all, revealing just how little legitimacy they have, and how less capable they are in dealing with the world--National Review

WSJ: China Sends a Superhero to the Batcave

China has humiliated Batman and DC Comics, which have become the latest Western companies to self-censor and abashedly apologize for supposedly offending Chinese feelings. The world must stand up to Beijing's bullying.

WSJ Review: Chinese Communist Espionage

As political relations between Washington and Beijing have soured, Chinese spies are becoming more brazen. If a new Cold War is shaping up between the U.S. and China, countering Beijing's espionage had better become as much a priority as stopping Russian spooks was in the days of Checkpoint Charlie.

The West Can Only Blame Itself For Failing to Prepare for Huawei

Britain's decision to allow Huawei into the UK's 5G systems marks a gamble that open societies can rigorously monitor and effectively protect themselves against Huawei's shoddy security protocols, potential illicit activities, and market-dominating tactics. But maintaining close relations with the Americans, not only in intelligence sharing but on overall cybersecurity issues, will add a further layer of complexity.

The 'Asian Century'--Over So Soon?

Asia is beset by increasing geopolitical tension, economic trouble, and distrust between neighbors. Managing risk in the Indo-Pacific is vital to maintaining a strong global economy and avoiding the possibility of armed conflict.

WSJ: Beijing Can't Bring Home the Bacon

The devastating African Swine Fever is decimating China's hog population. The shortage of pork supplies could lead to social unrest.

Modern Japan is a Model of Stability, Thanks to Its Ancient Imperial Family

As Brexit chaos continues to paralyse Britain, impeachment roils American politics, and months of anti-China protests rock Hong Kong and flummox Beijing, Japan again offers an example of political and social stability regularly overlooked or dismissed. Even as the country recovers from a devastating super typhoon, it celebrates a new sovereign whose era name, Reiwa (beautiful harmony) is undoubtedly the envy of other great powers being tested at home and abroad. Some of Japan's stability may well come from the symbolic role the imperial family plays, and its conscious appeal to the past.

Trump's success or failure lies partly with Asia

Michael Auslin for Nikkei Asian Review - November 24, 2016

Without the Emperor, What is Left of Old Japan?

Michael Auslin for Standpoint Magazine - September 2016

How China could respond to Trump call

Michael Auslin for CNN - December 5, 2016

China drone seizure throws down gauntlet to Obama and Trump

Michael Auslin for CNN - December 17, 2016