Center For International Security And Strategy Tsinghua University -Research

2025-09-10 |

XIAO Qian: Behind America’s New AI Policy

America’s AI Action Plan reveals the close ideological alignment of the Trump administration with the “tech right,” such as permissionless innovation, anti-woke AI and pro-capital innovation culture.

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2025-09-05 |

DA Wei: Strategic Decoupling and Its Implications for US-China Relations

US–China relations under Trump’s second term have entered a fragile stalemate. While complete economic decoupling remains elusive, both sides are shifting toward strategic and psychological disengagement – reducing reliance on each other’s long-term strategies. This trend may reduce incentives for negotiation, heighten uncertainty over Taiwan, yet also enable future bilateral reorientation.

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2025-07-28 |

SUN Chenghao: Why I am hopefulabout US-China ties despiteTrump's tariff tangle

I recently traveled to Washington D.C. and New York, where I held in-depth discussions with a range of American counterparts from the strategic, academic and business communities on China-U.S. relations. These conversations gave me a more nuanced and layered understanding of both the current dynamics and the potential trajectory of bilateral ties in the next phase.

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2025-04-27 |

FU Ying: Imposing Tariffs on China Is Not a Choice to Tackle the US Fentanyl Issue

No single country can respond to the fentanyl challenge alone. What’s needed is joint effort and sustained cooperation – not economic coercion.

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2025-04-27 |

NIU Qiyang: Nuclear Weapons and China’s National Security: Consistency, Evolvement and Risk Management

This paper examines the evolving role of nuclear weapons in China's national security policy, emphasizing the interplay between consistency, adaptation and nuclear risks amidst changing global dynamics. Since its first nuclear test in 1964 and despite geopolitical changes later on, China has maintained that its nuclear weapons serve defensive purposes.

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2025-04-21 |

XIAO Qian: Can U.S. and China Rebuild Trust on AI?

Yes, they can. As the world’s two major powers in AI technology, the U.S. and China must work together to build capacity, contribute to AI for developing countries, bridge the digital divide and help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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2025-02-28 |

Reflections on Attending the 61st Munich Security Conference

This article is Ambassador Fu Ying's insights and reflections on the 61st Munich Security Conference（MCS） to be held on February 14, 2025

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2025-02-24 |

Sun Chenghao: If Trump wants peace in Ukraine, he must reach a consensus with Europe

Pressuring European allies and Ukraine to make concessions without including them in the peace process will only strain relations.

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2025-02-21 |

Fu Ying：Cooperation for AI safety must transcend geopolitical interference

Amid atech explosion, when we need to mobilise all our wisdom and energy for cooperation, some countries are trying to shut down collaborative platforms.

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2025-02-20 |

Making Waves: Maritime Tensions in the Indo-Pacific

The 61st Munich Security Conference was held in Munich, Germany from February 14-16, 2025.Fu Ying was invited to attend with a delegation of scholars and participated in the panel discussion “Making Waves: Maritime Tensions in the Indo-Pacific.”

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2025-02-15 |

Fu Ying’s Remarks on AI Safety and Governance at the Paris AI Summit

On February 10th in Paris, Fu Ying stated that global governance of AI safety should transcend geopolitical interference, and China is willing to work with the international community to jointly promote the development of AI safety.

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2025-02-13 |

Sun Chenghao, Chen Siyao: What does the TikTok saga reveal about China-US relations?

The sudden influx of American users onto RedNote (Xiaohongshu), now dubbed the “TikTok refugees,” represents far more than a mere platform migration. Triggered by the impending TikTok ban in the United States, this phenomenon encapsulates a broader narrative: the intersection of technological governance, cultural exchange, and digital sovereignty in an increasingly fragmented online landscape.

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