InterviewsAI: It Isn’t a “Winner Takes All” Race w/ Alvin Wang G… Elijah Shoaf • 11/11/2026When we talk about artificial intelligence, the conversation usually hits on trillion-dollar data centers, escalating export controls, or…
InterviewsHawaii in the Crosshairs of U.S.-China Strategic Compe… Elijah Shoaf • 11/07/2026To explore the physical reality of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s footprint in Hawaii and address the hidden costs of…
InterviewsHow States Earn the Right to Rule w/ Dingxin Zhao Georgia Pollard • 11/06/2026Why do some governments endure through decades of upheaval while others collapse? For much of the post-Cold War…
InterviewsControlling the Narrative: Information, Image, and Inf… Georgia Pollard • 11/05/2026China’s influence abroad is often described as either attractive or coercive, but Maria Repnikova argues it is usually…
InterviewsThe Making of a National Myth: A People’s History of T… Elijah Shoaf • 10/27/2026When global observers talk about Taiwan, the conversation rarely strays from semiconductor supply chains, U.S.-China relations, or the…
InterviewsGlobalized Populism w/ Pitman Potter Georgia Pollard • 10/26/2026When it comes to China’s conduct on the world stage, much of the debate has centered on rule-breaking…
InterviewsWhen the Subject is Grandmothers w/ Kate Zhou Elijah Shoaf • 10/22/2026To explore new avenues of potential U.S.-China cooperation and address a looming domestic healthcare crisis, including a projected…
InterviewsWhy the U.S. Dollar Isn’t Going Anywhere (Yet) w/ Ho-F… Elijah Shoaf • 10/21/2026To understand the enduring resilience of the U.S. dollar and the reality behind the current wave of de-dollarization…
China Pulse, Spring & Summer 2026Chinese Public Supports Trade and Security Cooperation… Nick Zeller, Renard Sexton, Yawei Liu • 10/02/2026Beginning in the autumn of 2025, a notable shift has taken place in American public opinion toward China.…
China Pulse, Spring & Summer 2026Taiwan: No Mandate for War, Support for Coercion Nick Zeller, Renard Sexton, Yawei Liu • 10/02/2026Cross-strait relations escalated at the opening of this year. In late December 2025, a large-scale drill by China’s…
China Pulse, Spring & Summer 2026Long Thaw, Short Freeze: Chinese Views on the Iran War… Elijah Shoaf, Nick Zeller, Renard Sexton, Yawei Liu, Georgia Pollard • 10/02/2026Chinese public opinion toward neighboring countries warmed in the period between late 2025 and the current survey. It…
AnalysisChina and the United States: Who Holds the Stronger Ha… KS Liu • 09/14/2026As President Donald Trump prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington on Sept. 24, one central…
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…
AnalysisAsymmetric Entrapment: Geo-economic Exposure and the L… Chhay Lim • 09/12/2026Introduction With the rivalry between the United States and China deepening year by year, trade policy has become…
China Watches Back: Chinese Public Opinion on the Unit… Nick Zeller • 09/11/2026Overview Join us for a discussion on new research exploring Chinese public opinion on the U.S., Taiwan, and…
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…
InterviewsWho Holds Up Half the Sky? w/ Tani Barlow Alice Liu • 08/28/2026The Carter Center is honored to feature an interview with Dr. Tani Barlow, a foundational scholar in the…
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…
InterviewsHistorical Nihilism, Cultural Confidence w/ Christophe… Alice Liu • 08/10/2026Since Xi Jinping’s inauguration in 2013, we have increasingly seen dissidents and academics accused under the broad charge…
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…
How China Sees the World: Chinese Public Opinion Towar… Nick Zeller • 07/30/2026For a decade, U.S.-China rivalry has reshaped the global economy and increased militarism across the Pacific. While American…
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…
InterviewsTo the Moon and Back w/ Carla Freeman Emma Brignall • 07/22/2026China has increased its presence in developing countries in the Global South in recent years, offering development institutions…
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 Forces Framing Taiwan’s Future w/ Ryan Hass Emma Brignall • 07/13/2026Taiwan’s predicament is constantly shifting. Since the Trump-Xi summit, questions have surfaced around whether the U.S. will resume…
InterviewsThe New North Korea w/ Oriana Skylar Mastro Emma Brignall • 07/07/2026Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine War, North Korea has experienced an economic miracle. It has profited greatly…
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…
AnalysisNarrow but Not Peripheral: Submarine Cables and U.S.–C… Patrick Luczak, Abraham Wu • 06/26/2026At a café in London Heathrow recently, one of us submitted an assignment, asked ChatGPT about Florida’s best…
AnalysisWhy U.S.–China Competition is Losing the Lithium Trian… Quinn Ennis • 06/26/2026From electric vehicles to smartphones to grid-scale storage, the world runs on lithium batteries. The majority of known…
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…
