Brainwashing and Blood Feuds The Communist Party bears responsibility for the outbursts of Chinese hatred against Japan and its citizens. Aaron Sarin 18 Nov 2024 · 9 min read
Towards a New Liberal International Order It is time for democratic countries to accept that the existing system is broken and that they must develop a new global security architecture. Matt Johnson 11 Oct 2024 · 26 min read
Storm Warnings in the West Pacific Only robust deterrence from Washington can thwart China’s designs in the South China Sea. Aaron Sarin 30 Sep 2024 · 8 min read
NATO and the Return of Trump If the United States abandons Europe, Beijing will be more emboldened than ever. Matt Johnson 17 Sep 2024 · 8 min read
Trouble in Outer Manchuria As Moscow’s dependence on Beijing grows, the CCP has set its sights on the Russian Far East. Aaron Sarin 29 Jul 2024 · 9 min read
Life in China’s Crosshairs For the Taiwanese, independence is not just a matter of national pride, it is a requisite for their dignity and their right to choose their own civilisational path. Liam Hunt 23 Jul 2024 · 9 min read
The War Against Truth It has long been a cliché that China is inscrutable to foreigners, but it is also becoming inscrutable to itself. Aaron Sarin 26 Jun 2024 · 9 min read
Britain’s Golden Slumber The British establishment’s China policy resembles a man periodically waking only to fall asleep again. Aaron Sarin 30 May 2024 · 11 min read
Defending Democracy with Drew Pavlou: Quillette Cetera Episode 34 The student activist discusses the risks that Iran, China, and Russia, and their Western sympathisers, pose to liberal democracies. Zoe Booth 27 Apr 2024 · 1 min read
The Great Divide As CCP corruption and waste has run rampant, the gulf between rich and poor has widened. Aaron Sarin 27 Apr 2024 · 9 min read
Return of the Fortune Tellers Wary of the Abrahamic faiths and increasingly contemptuous of Karl Marx’s alternative, young Chinese are drawn instead to tarot, divination, healers, and mediums. Aaron Sarin 26 Mar 2024 · 8 min read
China, the West, and The Three-Body Problem The themes of Liu Cixin’s trilogy undermine his protestations of loyalty to the People’s Republic. Jason Garshfield 15 Mar 2024 · 17 min read
Spies, Honeytraps, and Dissident Hunters The Chinese Communist Party lives, breathes, and hallucinates espionage. Aaron Sarin 21 Feb 2024 · 11 min read
A Sanctuary No More The strange afterlife of the Hong Kong democracy movement. Aaron Sarin 29 Jan 2024 · 11 min read
China’s Weapons of Mass Destruction The Communist Party is leaving behind mere nuclear deterrence, and accelerating towards a “first-strike” capability. Aaron Sarin 7 Jan 2024 · 8 min read