John Lee

John Lee is the Michael Hintze fellow and an adjunct associate professor at the Centre for International Security Studies in Sydney University and a nonresident scholar at the Hudson Institute.


Essays

Society

Pitfalls of an Aging China

| 01.02.13

Rising social costs, shrinking labor pools, nonperforming loans, a distorted economy and more—an in-depth look at the huge challenge facing Beijing.

China's ASEAN Invasion

| 05.01.07

As long as the United States fails to understand what motivates Southeast Asian states, its influence will continue to diminish vis-à-vis China.

Commentary

Society

Progress and Potholes for Burma

| 04.03.12

Reform attempts in this Southeast Asian nation are undoubtedly flawed. But that does not make them insignificant.

Society

Is Burma Turning On China?

| 02.01.12

How Burma's pivot away from its longtime economic partner debunks the myth of China's diplomatic prowess.

Security

The China Hedge

| 04.01.11

Tensions ratchet up between Washington and Beijing. What is China hiding?

Society

Cooperation and the Chinese Hydra

| 01.19.11

Obama would do well to recognize the pressure Chinese President Hu Jintao is under in holding his many-headed regime together.

Society

The End of Smile Diplomacy?

| 09.23.10

China's deft statesmanship is giving way to ham-fisted provocation.

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