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Craig Singleton

Craig Singleton, a national security expert and former U.S. diplomat, is an adjunct China fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a non-partisan think tank focused on national security and foreign policy.

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GAME CHANGER

Nixon’s Historic China Trip Holds Lessons For Biden

Nixon’s trip to China 50 years ago is known as “the week that changed the world.” If Biden wants to improve his political fortunes he would do well to learn from it.

Craig Singleton

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BACK TO THE FUTURE

Xi Takes a Page From Mao’s Red Playbook

In the coming year, Xi will intertwine foreign and domestic crises, even at the risk of potentially serious flareups with Washington over Taiwan.

Craig Singleton

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