While few are likely to mourn one of China's most colorless leaders, his death could be used as a way to criticize his former boss, Xi Jinping. 

The alliance with Japan has been the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia for decades. Now, Japan’s role in global security is growing as challenges from China and North Korea mount.  …

His aggressive stance toward China could force many in the region to pick a side.

China’s pivot to a new strategy of indirect intervention through its large state banks requires new approaches to policing currency policies by both the U.S. Treasury and IMF.

The distinction between totalitarianism and totalism offers valuable insights for China studies and the making of U.S. China policy.

China and India compete for leadership of the Global South, but it remains unclear whether either is winning.