Scheduling note: Tune in shortly at 9 a.m. EDT today to watch Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s remarks about her priorities for her second term and the challenges facing Taiwan: COVID, the fight for democracy in Hong Kong, and the economic downturn.

The End of American Illusion

The rise of China in the 21st century is casting serious doubt onto the optimistic assumptions about the future of global cooperation made at the end of the Cold War. In Foreign Affairs, Nadia Schadlow writes that Washington can no longer "return to the comfortable assumptions of the past." She outlines four illusions we’ve been laboring under, including how we should forego myths of liberal internationalism and dependence on international institutions.

President Tsai Ing-wen Discusses the Challenges Facing Taiwan

On the heels of Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar's visit to Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen will address the challenges Taiwan faces as she begins her second term. A panel discussion of her remarks will follow. Participants include Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office Representative Bi-khim Hsaio, Hudson's Seth Cropsey, and Center for American Progress' Kelly Magsamen with introductions from Hudson COO John Walters and CAP CEO Neera Tanden. 

Learning Lessons From Nagasaki 

China is edging closer to fielding an operational nuclear triad, and 75 years after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, the U.S.-Japan relationship is now one of the most important to deter Communist China's pursuit of a large, deadly nuclear arsenal. Tim Morrison and Rebeccah Heinrichs write in Newsweek that in the face of a hostile China, now is the time for the U.S. to rebuild and modernize its nuclear deterrent infrastructure and arsenal. 

Saffron India: Opportunity and Danger

China is challenging India's territorial integrity with increasing determination. As India looks to mobilize its country for a unified response, it is confronted not just with the external pressure from China but also rising tension posed by its increasing Hindu nationalism. Walter Russell Mead explains in the Wall Street Journal what this means for the country of 1.3 billion and its evolving role in the world.

Halting China's Economic Advantages

Representing more than one trillion dollars in value, Chinese companies have been free to trade shares on U.S. markets without undergoing audit requirements. On Fox Business, Michael Pillsbury explains the recent actions taken by President Trump's administration to stamp out the economic favoritism Chinese companies have been receiving in the United States.

BEFORE YOU GO...

• This past week, Hudson President and CEO Ken Weinstein testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as part of the confirmation process for his nomination by President Trump to be the U.S. ambassador to Japan. You can read his full testimony before the committee by clicking here.