Jennifer Xiao

Jennifer Xiao is a dedicated Political Science graduate student at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University. With a keen interest in public policy and international relations, she is committed to analyzing and addressing complex political issues. Jennifer's academic journey reflects her passion for fostering a deeper understanding of governance and its impact on global affairs.

Opinion

June 10, 2026

The EU’s Asia Pivot: Why South Korea Matters—and Why India Matters More

South Korean president arrives in Brussels with a soundtrack. K-pop — long one of Seoul’s most effective soft power tools — sets the tone for the first EU–South Korea summit in three

Americas·Asia·Opinion

May 31, 2026

Probable Paths for Trump’s Managed Trade Framework with China

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed in principle to create new bilateral mechanisms — including a Board of Trade and a Board of Investment — under a “reciprocal

Americas·Asia·Opinion

May 15, 2026

Trump, Xi and the Island Left Off the Readout

The Trump‑Xi summit in Beijing was staged as a pageant of great‑power stability: honor guards on Tiananmen, children waving flags, two leaders speaking of partnership and peace. Yet the most consequential subject

Managed Rivalry: Why Trump’s China Visit Matters More Than the Photo‑Ops

Donald Trump is scheduled to make a state visit to China in mid‑May 2026, a trip widely seen as an attempt to stabilize a volatile but indispensable relationship between the world’s two

May 11, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

The Myth of China’s ‘Neutrality’ on Iran

China is not mainly arming Iran with finished weapons; it is enabling Iran’s missile and drone ecosystem through dual-use chemicals, electronics, machine parts, and financial networks. That distinction matters, because Trump’s threatened

April 26, 2026

Middle East·Opinion

Why South Korea and India Waited This Long to Become Partners

For decades, Seoul and New Delhi maintained a cordial, technically respectable partnership that never quite rose to the level of strategic necessity. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s visit to India was overdue

April 22, 2026

Asia·Opinion

China Is Testing the Boundaries of the Iran War

China is no longer merely a distant benefactor of Iran. If U.S. intelligence reports are correct, Beijing is edging into something much more dangerous: active enabling of Iran’s wartime rebuild. According to The

April 12, 2026

Americas·Asia·Middle East·Opinion

How China Weaponized Its Economy Against Japan

When Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a straightforward observation in November last year—that a Chinese military attack on Taiwan could threaten Japan’s own security—she inadvertently triggered what would become one of

April 9, 2026

Asia·Opinion

China and Hormuz: The Vulnerability That Isn’t

The Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most dangerous energy chokepoint: a 21-mile-wide slit between Iran and Oman through which roughly 20 million barrels of oil and significant volumes of liquefied natural

March 18, 2026

Asia·Middle East·Opinion

China’s Iran Strategy: Buy the Oil, Skip the Risk

When the Middle East teeters on the brink, commentators reflexively predict a Sino‑Iranian axis taking shape against the West. But that’s a mirage. For all the talk of “strategic partnership” and anti‑American

March 5, 2026

Asia·Middle East·Opinion

Transparency on Trial: How a Foreign‑Funding Scrutiny Could Reshape Higher Education

Donald Trump’s renewed push to scrutinize foreign funding of U.S. universities is framed as a transparency and national security move, but it also risks chilling global collaboration and complicating already fragile university

February 24, 2026

Americas·Explainer

A Services-Led Resilience Story in Asia

At present, India is the world’s fastest-growing major economy, with robust projections indicating that it will surpass several peers in the coming decades. Yet, while China dominates global manufacturing, still accounting for

February 8, 2026

Opinion

OBBBA One Year Later: What the Tax Breaks Really Mean for Filers

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, was hailed as a triumph for working Americans, a sweeping package delivering “no tax on

February 4, 2026

Americas·Opinion

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Jennifer Xiao

The EU’s Asia Pivot: Why South Korea Matters—and Why India Matters More

Probable Paths for Trump’s Managed Trade Framework with China

Trump, Xi and the Island Left Off the Readout

Managed Rivalry: Why Trump’s China Visit Matters More Than the Photo‑Ops

The Myth of China’s ‘Neutrality’ on Iran

Why South Korea and India Waited This Long to Become Partners

China Is Testing the Boundaries of the Iran War

How China Weaponized Its Economy Against Japan

China and Hormuz: The Vulnerability That Isn’t

China’s Iran Strategy: Buy the Oil, Skip the Risk

Transparency on Trial: How a Foreign‑Funding Scrutiny Could Reshape Higher Education

A Services-Led Resilience Story in Asia

OBBBA One Year Later: What the Tax Breaks Really Mean for Filers

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