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Ten thousand years are too long; seize the day, seize the hour.

9 hrs ago • Chenghao Sun and Xueyu Zhang

Changes and Continuities in the U.S. National Security Strategy by NI Feng

Recent U.S. actions in areas further illustrate how the strategic principles outlined in the NSS are being translated into practice.

Feb 9 • Chenghao Sun, Ge Ou, Xueyu Zhang, and Natalie Leung

The Trends and Prospects of the Trump Administration’s Nuclear Renaissance Strategy by CUI Shoujun

This article provides a comprehensive review of the transformation of nuclear policy under the Trump administration.

Feb 3 • Chenghao Sun, Liangyu Gao, Xueyu Zhang, and Hannah Shirley

January 2026

The U.S. Strategic Retrenchment and the Evolution of International Order by ZHOU Fangyin

U.S. strategic retrenchment has had significant implications for the international order.

Jan 28 • Chenghao Sun, Yuxuan Zhang, Stefanie Perner, and Hannah Shirley

CISS Podcast: A Chinese Perspective on Trump’s Foreign Policy One Year In

Whether the United States is undergoing strategic contraction, and how China responds to an increasingly divided world order.

Jan 26 • Chenghao Sun and Xueyu Zhang

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#20 China Scholar Insights: The Conflict and Peace between Russia and Ukraine

Future negotiations will test the strategic patience and pragmatism of all parties, requiring China to advance its interests and multilateral…

Jan 20 • Chenghao Sun, Didi Chen, JiaJi Fan, Zongqin Wei, Xinman Liu, Yining Li, Xuhan Bai, and Xueyu Zhang

The Rise of “Donroe Doctrine” and Its Impact on China by SUN Chenghao and CHEN Xiyan

Will China be pushed out of the Western Hemisphere by the US?

Jan 14 • Chenghao Sun, Xiyan Chen, and Xueyu Zhang

#7 Ask China: The Operation to Capture Maduro and Its Implications for Regional Security

The Venezuela incident points to a broader change in how the United States conducts external intervention during a period of strategic retrenchment.

Jan 12 • Chenghao Sun, Xueyu Zhang, Jiayu Yao, Wen Yiran, Zhengyi Fan, and Zhuoyu Wang

The New Conservatives and Industrial Policy in the Trump Administration’s Second Term by LIU Guozhu

The article fills the research gap by analyzing the neoconservatives’ industrial policy concepts and the development trend of the Trump administration’s…

Jan 5 • Chenghao Sun, Xuhan Bai, and Hannah Shirley

December 2025

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Dec 31, 2025 • Chenghao Sun and Xueyu Zhang

#19 China Scholar Insights | Behind the NSS: How America’s New Security Strategy Shapes Relations with China

Chinese Scholars believe “America First” strategic retrenchment not as abandoning global hegemony, but as selective resource prioritization and cost…

Dec 30, 2025 • Xinyi Li, Chenghao Sun, Xueyu Zhang, Stefanie Perner, CHEN WENG U, YUMI YAMADA, XinYue Zhang, Zhuofan Liu, and Yujie Shao

#18 China Scholar Insights: The Evolution of the Global Power Structure Under the Rise of the Global South and China’s Role

The Global South’s collective rise, a key global transformation, reshapes the global power structure, with China playing a constructive role through…

Dec 22, 2025 • Chenghao Sun, Stefanie Perner, Yujie Shao, XinYue Zhang, Zhuofan Liu, YUMI YAMADA, CHEN WENG U, Xinyi Li, and Xueyu Zhang

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