The Diplomat | February 10, 2018

After two years traversing the country, China’s green inspection teams are back in Beijing and the results are in: 29,000 businesses and more than 18,000 people have been held accountable…

The Diplomat | February 09, 2018

China has rapidly emerged at the forefront of the new energy vehicles (NEV) market — not by choice, but by necessity. As the largest…

Middle East Institute | January 29, 2018

As the slow wheels of government inch toward policies that lead to cleaner air, Egyptian drivers could be provided with faster results by an unlikely partner—Chinese auto companies…

Middle East Institute | January 23, 2018

Much has been made of China’s grand building plan for the Belt and Road Initiative, but little attention is focused on the “green” standards that China is proposing to receive…

Axios | November 17, 2017

President Trump's trip to China exemplifies what I call his "head of state" diplomacy: prioritizing personal relationships with his foreign counterparts…

Axios | November 6, 2017

At last month's party congress, President Xi Jinping announced his new Politburo Standing Committee — China's seven most powerful men. Now attention has turned to the…

Axios | November 6, 2017

President Xi Jinping used the Communist Party's 19th Congress in Beijing to call for an invigorated economy at home and a stronger role for the party — of which he will now be…

South China Morning Post | October 4, 2017

China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” is likely to transform trading routes from Asia to Africa, the Middle East to Russia. With the world’s largest foreign reserves and a…

Middle East Institute | August 15, 2017

For nearly 600 years, under the imperial tributary system of the Ming and Qing dynasties, foreign “barbarians” travelled to Beijing to kowtow…

South China Morning Post | October 16, 2016

As leaders in the global financial community gathered in Washington for the annual IMF/World Bank meetings, the hottest ticket in town was for a technical…

The Diplomat | June 13, 2016

With last month’s high-profile signing ceremony of the Paris Agreement by 174 countries at the United Nations, the complicated process to turn these historic commitments on…

Huffpost | May 30, 2016

Chinese President Xi Jinping was an unexpected savior of the historic Paris Climate Summit last December. He offered far reaching Chinese commitments to reduce carbon emissions…