Publications
MY BOOKS
China's Path
To Dominance
Coming July 29, 2025
In China’s Path to Dominance, Derek Levine delivers a sharp, deeply researched look into how China is reshaping the global order through strategic ambition, technological advancement, and authoritarian control.
From surveillance systems to foreign infrastructure deals, Levine breaks down the tools and tactics behind China’s state-led rise—and what it means for the future of democracy, global trade, and U.S. influence.
📅 Available July 29, 2025 – Pre-orders and exclusive content coming soon.
The Dragon
Takes Flight
Available Now
The Dragon Takes Flight offers a compelling investigation into China’s decades-long quest to develop a world-class aviation industry. Derek Levine traces the journey from the failed Y‑10 jet project of the Mao era to the launch of the C‑919—China’s first serious attempt to challenge Boeing and Airbus on the global stage.
📖 Now available in print and digital formats.
MY ARTICLES
March 11, 2025
China's 4-Stage Strategy to Surpass the USA
By Derek Levine
As China stands on the threshold of competing with the United States in critical technology fields, such as A.I., biotechnology, and computing, it’s important to understand the four-stage strategy that has propelled the nation to this point.
March 31, 2025
The Commercial Aviation: China Changes the Rules of the Game
By Derek Levine
In the ongoing technological competition between the United States and China, the battle for global supremacy in the 21st century has extended to the commercial aviation industry, a sector that has become high stakes.
August 30, 2006
Battling China’s Counterfeiters on Their Turf
By Derek Levine
In an attempt to beat DVD counterfeiters at their own game, Warner Brothers has decided to release its films on DVD for sale in China as quickly as 12 days after their theatrical debut, and at prices as low $1.25 a movie. But, is a complete crackdown on piracy in China possible?
August 30, 2006
China Rails its Way to Tibet: Longest High-Altitude Railway Meets with Controversy
By Derek Levine
In this early investigative report, Dr. Derek Levine examines the political, environmental, and human rights controversies surrounding China’s completion of the Qinghai–Tibet Railway—the highest-elevation railway in the world. The article explores how this infrastructure megaproject, while a technological marvel, is also a strategic move by Beijing to strengthen control over Tibet and suppress local autonomy.
