Seong-Hyon Lee, Ph.D., is a Senior Fellow at the George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations and an Associate in Research at Harvard University’s Asia Center. He is based in Boston.
Despite the seeming neutrality of Beijing’s rhetoric around diplomacy and dialogue, the CCP weaponizes America’s desire for international stability to escalate its provocations while avoiding meaningful consequences
Seong-Hyon LeeJune 15, 2026