Craig Singleton

Craig Singleton is a senior China fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a former U.S. diplomat.

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BYD electric cars wait to be loaded on a ship at an export terminal in Suzhou, China, on Sept. 11.
BYD electric cars wait to be loaded on a ship at an export terminal in Suzhou, China, on Sept. 11.

Are Chinese Battery Companies the Next Huawei?
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Craig Singleton
A worker makes repairs on the roof of a pedestrian underpass in Beijing on July 22.
A worker makes repairs on the roof of a pedestrian underpass in Beijing on July 22.

Xi Prepares to Eat Economic Bitterness
Analysis
Craig Singleton
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping reach out to shake hands, against a backdrop of Russian and Chinese flags, at the Kremlin in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping reach out to shake hands, against a backdrop of Russian and Chinese flags, at the Kremlin in Moscow.

Xi’s Schadenfreude Over Moscow’s Mutiny
Argument
Craig Singleton
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin make a toast during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin make a toast during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21.

Why Xi Is Ghosting Biden
Argument
Craig Singleton
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Sept. 16, 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Sept. 16, 2022.

China’s Ukraine Peace Plan Is Actually About Taiwan
Analysis
Craig Singleton
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