There is more continuity between the Biden and Trump policies towards China than meets the eye. In fact, there is more continuity than change, writes Joshua Kirschenbaum.

Pacific Council member Jongsoo Lee interviews Le Hong Hiep, fellow in the Vietnam Studies Program and the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Program at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.

While we would never know if the story of Quibi would have turned out differently in a parallel universe without a deadly virus, short-formed video streaming is growing steadily across the ocean in an even bigger market, writes Qianyue Weng.

As we remember the fall of the Berlin Wall, we cannot take for granted the democratic freedoms we all enjoy and we must continue to fight for and defend the values that are the foundation of our Western democracies, writes Ambassador Carla Sands.

The pandemic and the associated economic and social shocks have accelerated many preexisting trends. Given this crowded and dynamic setting, this outlook offers an assessment of key themes and signposts to watch in 2021 and beyond, writes DJ Peterson.

An interview with William Kirby on China’s ambitions, soft power, and education, by Jongsoo Lee.

A change of U.S. administration would bring some changes of emphasis, style, and approach to the U.S.-China relationship, but the agenda and goals will be very similar regardless of who occupies the White House, writes Dane Chamorro.

Clinging to the consensus has won the party little respect from Beijing, while putting it out of step with the majority of Taiwanese opinion, write Derek Grossman and Brandon Alexander Millan.

What is the current state of Russia’s relations with China and the Indo-Pacific? And what are the prospects for Russia as an Indo-Pacific power? For a perspective on these matters, Jongsoo Lee interviews Dmitri Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center and chair of the Center’s Foreign and Security Policy Program.

As America and China’s relationship becomes increasingly adversarial, it’s notable that only one of those two nations seems to understand the benefits of making and keeping friends around the world, writes Dan Schnur.