Neil Thomas

Neil Thomas is a fellow on Chinese politics at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis.

Articles by Neil Thomas

Trump and Xi are seen up close as they stand next to each other, both wearing dark suits and ties and smiling slightly. Trump is leaning closer to whisper something in Xi's ear.

What Five Decades of Summits Reveal About U.S.-China Relations

Analysis

Neil Thomas, Haolan Wang

April 27, 2026, 11:33 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, and Premier Li Qiang, right, applaud at the closing session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

China’s Overlooked Premier Is Slowly Building up Power

ChinaFile

June 5, 2025, 12:52 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a signing ceremony in Moscow.

Xi Jinping Is Trying to Adapt to Failure

ChinaFile

July 24, 2023, 2:00 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting between the members of the standing committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee and Chinese and foreign journalists.

Xi Jinping’s Power Grab Is Paying Off

Argument

February 5, 2023, 6:57 AM

A power cable is seen plugged into a Tesla Roadster after a news conference with California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger June 30, 2008 at Tesla Motors in San Carlos, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

China Is Building the Batteries of the Future

Argument

Damien Ma, Neil Thomas

April 2, 2019, 8:00 AM

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