Phase One Deal Explained
On January 15th, 2020, President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed a temporary trade agreement known as the “Phase...
Examining China’s Impact and Strategy in Developing Countries
The origins of Sino-African relations can be traced back to the voyages of famed Chinese admiral and explorer Zheng He, who arrived...
Trump Warns of Prolonged Trade War: Why a comprehensive trade deal is still unlikely
By Mark Weiss
President Trump warned on Tuesday that the ongoing US-China trade war...
A Bridge Too Far: Unscrambling ‘Ron Vara’
If U.S.-China relations are analogized to building a bridge across the Pacific, a government official falsifying sources or information in academic publications, even if in jest, is like a civil engineer using erroneous math as a practical joke. Failing to correct these errors threatens the stability of the entire project, with potentially catastrophic results.
Turbulent Waters: (Mis)Managing the Rise of China by Robert S. Ross
"The U.S.-China power transition is approaching a critical juncture. The rapid improvement of China’s relative economic influence and naval capabilities in East Asia has...
China and America: The Age of Realist Geoeconomics by William H. Overholt
"Post-World War II Asia experienced a transformation of the strategic environment, defined by two changes. For the first time, human beings learned how to...
U.S.-China Relations: Revisionist History by David M. Lampton
"There cannot be order in the world without an orderly and minimally productive U.S.-China relationship. Neither country will be able to realize its potential...
China’s Economic Transformation: A Threat to the Liberal Global Order? by Arthur R. Kroeber
"In the phrase of Council on Foreign Relations scholar Elizabeth Economy, “China is an illiberal state seeking leadership in a liberal world order.” This...
The Role of American NGOs and Civil Society Actors in an Evolving U.S.-China Relationship...
"When we think about the US-China bilateral relationship we often think about economics, trade, politics and strategic security. Less prominent in our discussion is...
A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste by Ryan Hass
"The U.S.-China relationship has now reached what respected China scholar David M. Lampton describes as a “tipping point.i” The basic assumptions and expectations that...