The New York Times interviewed Prof. Minxin Pei about the challenges China’s President Xi Jinping faces with “zero COVID” restrictions: “You can arrest people and put them in jail, but the virus will still be there. There are simply no easy answers for him, only hard choices,” Pei said.

In an interview with The Daily Beast about the House Republican caucus launching investigations against President Joe Biden, Prof. Jack Pitney said, “Unless they come up with some dramatic new information that directly involves President Biden, this tactic is unlikely to succeed and may well backfire."

In their economic analysis, “Riverside County vs. San Bernardino County: A look at employment and the labor force,” published by The San Bernardino Sun, Prof. Manfred Keil and Lowe Institute research analyst Jinghan Hu write: “If you want to improve the economic well-being of the region’s residents and perhaps envision a future where people reside and work in that region, then one must attract industries that have better paying jobs than in today’s mix of industries.”

In an interview with Newsweek, Prof. Andrew Busch discussed the political implications of a railroad strike. He said that while a strike could lead to more shortages, supply-chain disruptions and higher prices, President Biden would not want to "intervene in a heavy-handed way to block a strike, either."

FiveThirtyEight cited a CMC-Rose Institute poll that asked respondents across the nation to register their early preferences for the 2024 presidential race.

In an op-ed for Bloomberg, Prof. Minxin Pei, an internationally recognized expert on China, argued that the costs of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s quest for self-sufficiency are likely to be far higher than any possible benefits. “A policy that prioritizes self-sufficiency over efficiency, regardless of cost, will only make China poorer and less secure,” Pei wrote.

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Prof. Minxin Pei about a scheduled meeting between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping for a “super power showdown” during the Group of 20 summit. “It’s a very good development; they are at least talking,” said Pei. Even on Taiwan, there is “at least some common ground” between the two countries, Pei added: “They have a lot of differences, but one thing they don’t want to see is a direct conflict.”