Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Nov 01, 2017
On trade, Beijing seeks what the Trump administration demands—what it perceives as economic advantage. The PRC is no more likely than Washington to offer unilateral benefits. China’s stance is likely to toughen after the latest Chinese Communist Party congress. He is unlikely to make a priority of satisfying Secretary Tillerson’s desire for “movement.”
Tao Wenzhao, Honorary Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Fellow, CASS Institute of American Studies
Oct 31, 2017
President Trump’s upcoming visit is an important occasion to chart the course for China-US relations, and presents an opportunity to inject new impetus for a sound and stable relationship between the two countries.
Zheng Yu, Professor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2017
Weakening relations between China and Russia limits their ability to check the US.
Ma Shikun, Senior Journalist, the People’s Daily
Oct 25, 2017
Former US President Jimmy Carter has offered to travel to North Korea to defuse the nuclear crisis. President Trump should take him up on his offer.
Yun Sun, Director of the China Program and Co-director of the East Asia Program, Stimson Center
Oct 25, 2017
Many people find China’s secrecy regarding foreign aid perplexing. To understand Chinese foreign aid policy requires understanding of the complex goals China tries to achieve with aid and of the complex intended, or unintended, effects after aid is distributed. Foreign aid has always been a thorny issue between the Chinese general public and the government, because of the clash between China’s identity as a developing country and its desire for international recognition.
He Yafei, Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Oct 18, 2017
World order is changing fast. China and the US need to forge a closer relationship that will serve as a solid anchor for a world buffeted by strong winds and hail.
Oct 17, 2017
Trump will be visiting China Nov 8-10 as part of Asia tour, White House has announced.
Ben Reynolds, Writer and Foreign Policy Analyst in New York
Oct 17, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to visit China this November as part of a tour of Asia, including the U.S.-ASEAN summit. In spite of Trump’s bellicose anti-China rhetoric on the campaign trail, U.S.-China relations thus far have been remarkably placid. Dealing with China seems to have taken a backseat to the management (or mismanagement) of domestic crises and international disputes with less powerful countries like Iran and North Korea.
Feng Zhongping, Director, Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
Oct 16, 2017
Changes in Germany’s political landscape manifested in the election results despite Angela Merkel’s fourth term win. These changes will alter the course of the country’s future.
Oct 16, 2017
China's foreign aid apparatus has long been shrouded in mystery. But this week, a trove of data released by the College of William and Mary's AidData brought a