InterviewsThe Shape of China Studies to Come w/ Zhiqun Zhu Taiyi Sun • 09/14/2026The relaunch of China and the World comes at a particularly important moment for China studies. As China’s…
InterviewsWhat Really Made China Rich w/ Yasheng Huang Alice Liu • 09/07/2026How did China emerge from the wretched poverty of the Mao era to build such a vibrant economy…
InterviewsChina’s Ripple Effect w/ Enze Han Alice Liu • 08/27/2026How should China’s relationship with Southeast Asia be characterized? It is, surely, a paradoxical one. Chinese netizens, fueled…
AnalysisBring in the (Soy)Bean Counters Genevieve Donnellon-May • 08/21/2026In October 2025, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Busan, South Korea, Presidents…
InterviewsGeostrategic Globalization w/ Steve Rolf Vimi Wang • 08/14/2026The U.S.-China rivalry is often narrated through the language of tariffs, sanctions, and export controls—discrete policy tools deployed…
InterviewsChina’s Still a Union Shop w/ Immanuel Ness Emma Brignall • 08/07/2026China’s trade unions are higher performing than most in the world. Unions have secured better wages, conditions, and…
InterviewsWho Gets to Explain Development? Vimi Wang • 08/05/2026China’s economic trajectory has become one of the most contested subjects in contemporary policy debate. Yet discussions of…
InterviewsGreat Powers, Small States w/ Joseph Liow Alice Liu • 07/30/2026In 2024, a video clip of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifying before Congress went viral on social…
InterviewsThe Idea of China w/ Guoqi Xu Emma Brignall • 07/22/2026The meaning of China has changed across thousands of years of history. Governments, territories, and philosophies have shaped…
InterviewsEcological Demolition w/ Jia-Ching Chen Vimi Wang • 07/22/2026China has become the world’s undisputed leader in green technology, producing more solar panels, wind turbines, and electric…
InterviewsThe Real Challenge of AI w/ Paul Triolo Emma Brignall • 07/07/2026When AI is interposed in U.S.-China relations, the discussion turns to rivalry, surveillance, and a race we are…
AnalysisThe Real Opportunity of the New Détente with China Aaron Glasserman, Mitch Presnick • 06/26/2026In the aftermath of last month’s summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, China-watchers and policymakers across the…
InterviewsOpening U.S.-PRC Relations, 54 years later w/ Amb. Cha… Emma Brignall • 06/26/2026Today, rivalry colors all aspects of U.S.-China relations. Yet this relationship was built on hopes of collaboration and…
InterviewsWhat is Global China? w/ Jessica DiCarlo Isobel Li • 06/23/2026Across the Global South, China has become a significant source of funding for infrastructure and development. From perspectives…
InterviewsFrom the Tiananmen Square to the State Department w/ J… Emma Brignall • 06/20/2026Following the recent Trump-Xi Summit, many questions have been raised about the future of diplomatic relations between the…
InterviewsThe Ten-Foot Myth w/ Ker Gibbs Vimi Wang • 06/10/2026China’s rapid economic rise has drawn countless Western businesses into its vast market. But that bilateral relationship is…
InterviewsMake China Great Again w/ Rongbin Han Alice Liu • 06/04/2026The era of globalization that followed the Cold War greatly transformed China. Yet many Western democracies witnessed backlash…
InterviewsAn Octopus with Many Tentacles w/ Lynette Ong Isobel Li • 05/22/2026China’s ambitious state-led urbanization accelerated in the early 2010s, annually increasing urban construction by 1.2 million acres— double…
InterviewsFear, Competition, and U.S.-China Relations w/ Zhengyu… Juan Zhang • 05/08/2026Is China truly an existential threat to the United States? Are tariffs and technological restrictions making America stronger—or…
InterviewsGlobalization and Its Discontents Revisited w/ Branko… Alice Liu • 04/09/2026Over the past few decades, as Professor Milanović argues, the rise of Asia constitutes the second largest reshuffling…
InterviewsMaking Made in China w/ Elizabeth Ingleson Isobel Li, Tyler Quillen • 03/27/2026The “Made in China” label is ubiquitous in American consumer products. From textiles to technologies, the U.S. has…
InterviewsIt’s Not Always Sunny in Beijing w/ Jeremy Walla… Isobel Li • 03/23/2026China has attracted global recognition for its record-breaking development of solar energy, but this renewable energy revolution is…
InterviewsClick Click Boom w/ Lizhi Liu Alice Liu • 03/20/2026The rise of e-commerce giants such as Taobao and JD.com has, over the past two decades, not only…
China Pulse, Fall & Winter 2025, ResearchChinese Public Expects to be Treated as Equals in Trad… Nick Zeller, Renard Sexton, Yawei Liu • 03/09/2026China Pulse is a twice-annual survey research project measuring Chinese public opinion on international relations conducted by The…
AnalysisNavigating the Securitization of the U.S.-China Econom… Kacie Miura • 06/04/2024[Editor’s Note: Kacie Miura is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of…
InterviewsAn Interview with Logan Wright: What Challenges are th… Juan Zhang • 02/23/2024As the Year of the Dragon begins, the critical question for China is: Will it be able to…
UncategorizedChina, the U.S. and Developing Countries News Roundup:… USCNPM Staff • 03/22/2021Chinese and U.S. Engagement with Developing Countries News Roundup: March 15th-26th Every two weeks, The Carter Center’s China…
UncategorizedChinese and U.S. Engagement with Developing Countries… USCNPM Archive • 01/27/2021Image: The New York Times Every two weeks, The Carter Center’s China Program releases an overview of major…
UncategorizedSelling Egypt down the river? China supercharges Ethio… USCNPM Archive • 02/24/2020An update to this piece was published on June 5, 2021. Ethiopia is currently in the process of…
AnalysisChinese and US Engagement with Developing Countries Ne… USCNPM Archive • 07/18/2019Is Sudan being exploited by foreign powers? What are the environmental impacts of Chinese mines in the Central…
AnalysisChina and America: The Age of Realist Geoeconomics by… USCNPM Archive • 07/18/2019“Post-World War II Asia experienced a transformation of the strategic environment, defined by two changes. For the first…
AnalysisFinancial System Engagement and Harmonization by David… USCNPM Archive • 07/18/2019“During the 40 years since the normalization of U.S.-China relations, a key issue has been financial system engagement…
AnalysisJintong Li: What Has the Regan-Liu Dialogue Told US USCNPM Archive • 06/21/2019By Jintong Li The “debate” between anchors from Fox and CGTN, Trish Regan and Xin LIU, which covered…
AnalysisChinese and US Engagement with Developing Countries Ne… USCNPM Archive • 06/07/2019This issue first explores why China may be becoming more cautious about lending to Africa, a Chinese company’s…
AnalysisChinese and US Engagement with Developing Countries Ne… USCNPM Archive • 04/26/2019How is China’s aid associated with African leaders’ home regions? Why is the trade talk between China and…
