2012 looks to be an interesting year for the already complex political triangle among the United States, Taiwan and China, what with each country undergoing political transitions. Should we expect policy continuity from President Ma Ying-jeou and the likely new Chinese leader Xi Jinping? What about continuity in the United States?

Elections in Taiwan are increasingly about which candidate can successfully engage China while protecting Taiwan's status.

Merely hoping for change in China is not enough.

A clarification of the sources and context of anti-Americanism in China might help the United States realize the problem in China and deepen its understanding of the wider global phenomenon.

Without meaningful political liberalization, China will never offer Western businesses, especially those in the defense trade, all that China could be.

It's time for Congress to adopt a new strategy for dealing with human rights abuses in the People's Republic.

What if China does not democratize?

Pundits have lambasted Google for kowtowing to China. But Washington too, knows quite a bit about doing business with this corrupt, authoritarian regime.