Larus Shares Expertise With BBC

Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs Elizabeth Freund Larus was quoted by the BBC in an article titled,”The United States, Iran and Hormuz lock each other’s throats on China’s “accident” has attracted attention, will Trump’s visit to China be postponed again?” In the piece, Larus, also a senior researcher at the Pacific Forum in the United States, pointed out to the BBC Chinese analysis that the ship’s risk to break through the US blockade may mean one of the following situations: First, China believes that this shipment is extremely important to both Beijing and Tehran; Second, this is a test operation to observe the United States’ response and response to violations of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Read more from the BBC.

Other media mentions for Larus include:

What are the advantages and disadvantages for Vietnam in declaring ‘Taiwan is part of China’? (BBC)
Dr. Elizabeth Larus, a visiting researcher at Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2026, argues that the Chinese Communist Party is openly seizing every opportunity to strengthen its position, whether through repeated joint statements with Vietnam or other means such as pressuring African governments. Read more from the BBC.