John Culver
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John Culver is a retired Senior Intelligence Officer with 35-years’ experience as a leading CIA analyst of East Asian affairs, including security, economic and foreign policy dimensions. As National Intelligence Officer for East Asia from 2015-2018, he drove the Intelligence Community's support to top policymakers on East Asian issues and managed extensive relationships inside and outside government.
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When serious, careful US management of China–Taiwan policies … isn’t
The status quo in the Strait has changed. But is anyone really tuning in as the drama unfolds?
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The unfinished Chinese civil war
Many frame China’s options against Taiwan as peace or invasion. This is a dangerous oversimplification.
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Interactives
China and the Rules‑Based Order
Seven experts debate China’s approach to the rules‑based international order
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China’s catastrophic success: US strategic blunders fuel rivalry
Deepening enmity could amplify Beijing’s assessment that Washington may pursue the overthrow of the CCP as an end goal.
The Sydney Morning Herald
12 August 2022