The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute

Broken China?

The combination of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the end of Beijing’s "zero-Covid" policy have dramatically changed China’s geopolitical position as well as its own society and domestic outlook.

In this edition of The Catalyst, we’ve called on leading China and foreign policy experts to explain Beijing’s new strategy in the face of a rapidly evolving world.

On May 31, experts Victor Cha of the Bush Institute and the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Yun Sun of the Stimson Center will join moderator and Editor-in-Chief of The Catalyst Jonathan Tepperman for a virtual Engage at the Bush Center, presented by NexPoint webinar titled How COVID and Ukraine Have Changed Beijing’s Strategy.

This virtual event will tackle all the topics explored in this issue and more, presenting a high-minded discussion and live Q&A for anyone interested in China and U.S.-China policy.

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Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisconsin, Chair of the new Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, answers questions about his agenda and discusses flaws in the U.S. government’s current approach to China.

Read how the U.S. can “selectively decouple” its economy from China’s

Yanzhong Huang, Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations, examines how Chinese President Xi Jinping’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has wounded China’s economy.

Can China recover from its "zero-Covid" policy?

Nury Turkel, Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, provides an update on China’s genocide against the Uyghur people.

Learn more about China’s human rights abuses

Yun Sun, Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia Program and Director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, explains how China’s economic problems have forced President Xi to moderate his aggressive foreign policy.

Why China’s milder tone won’t last

Alexander Gabuev, Director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, explores how Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine has made Moscow more dependent on Beijing.

Gain insight into the China-Russia relationship

Jessica Ludwig and Chris Walsh, Directors of Freedom and Democracy at the Bush Institute, explain how China threatens the lives of ordinary Americans.

How does China affect you?

Victor Cha, Senior Fellow at the Bush Institute and Senior Vice President for Asia and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, outlines the best strategy for the U.S. to counter China’s economic coercion.

How to stop Beijing’s bullying without worsening the trade war

Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, provides guidance on how Taiwan can best defend itself from a Chinese invasion.

China wants to avoid repeating Russia’s mistakes in Ukraine in a future war with Taiwan

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