How Obama Should Approach Xi in Beijing
Watch the John L. Thornton China Center’s “Obama in China” conference proceedings, which include keynote addresses by former National Security Advisor Tom Donilon and current Deputy National Security...
View ArticleA Step Forward in US-China Ties
The November 11 bilateral summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama in Beijing was a welcome step forward in Sino-American relations. While some tensions were evident behind the scenes and...
View ArticleChina, U.S. Should Make New Ties
After several years of drift and decline, relations between China and the United States ended 2014 in a modestly improved condition. The presidential summit in Beijing in November not only produced...
View ArticleReserving differences while finding common ground
China’s President Xi Jinping and his team should be very pleased—and very relieved— with the outcome of the summit meeting with President Obama this week. They got in and out of Washington without any...
View Article2015: China’s year of diplomatic highs and domestic lows
This has been a complex year for China and its government – a mix of “sweet and sour”. The sweetness came mainly in the external (foreign policy) domain, while the sourness was more evident internally....
View ArticleThe end of U.S. engagement with China?
When the Trump administration released its first National Security Strategy in December, the report drew attention for labeling China a “strategic competitor” and questioning the value of engagement...
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