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China and the globalization of the gaming industry
The overwhelming success of Genshin Impact, a Chinese anime-style mobile game, has implications for future U.S. competitiveness in the gaming industry and potentially beyond. China Studies research associate Brandon Zheng explains. Continue Reading
Chinese Firms Position for an Energy Transition Copper Supercycle
If China’s dominance of rare earth element supplies is the global energy transition’s “elephant in the room,” then copper is the 800-pound gorilla. China’s push for outbound investment, with attendant strategic nuances, is a hallmark of emerging concerns about raw materials supply chains. Continue Reading
Deteriorating U.S.-China relations viewed at the personal level
The Biden administration should reconsider his predecessor’s policies on Chinese scholars and students in the U.S., and rebuild a win-win academic and cultural exchange. Continue Reading
Streamers, virtual nationalists and soft power: China vs. the world?
Companies streaming wildly popular anime characters on YouTube and similar platforms are not an obvious front for geopolitical conflict. But a decision by a Japanese streaming company to suspend operations in China is the latest iteration in China’s war for influence over soft power cultural products from other countries. Even more surprising, it ended with a loss for China. Continue Reading
China at the ballot box: Insights from the Texas 22 congressional race
A close examination of the campaigns in TX-22 reveals that China has been an important issue in the minds of congressional candidates this year. Continue Reading
China’s WeChat in the docket: Guilty as charged?
While a U.S. ban on WeChat raises many problems, leaving the app in its present state allows China to wield undue power over American citizens. Continue Reading