Cynthia Watson, Professor, National War College
Oct 26, 2012
Following the reelection of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in early October, many ask how his continued anti-U.S. policies will affect the region. However, Cynthia Watson argues that while Chavez represents a volatile, unpredictable force in our shrinking world, his reelection does not represent a dramatic turning point for China’s involvement in Latin America.
Su Xiaohui, Deputy Director of Int'l & Strategic Studies, CIIS
Oct 26, 2012
As the US presidential election is now in full swing, China has become a punching bag for both candidates. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney are stepping up attacks on each other in their election campaigns, with China as a frequent topic.
Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow, Yale University
Oct 25, 2012
As America’s election season nears its finish, the debate seems to have come unhinged. Nowhere is that more evident than in the fixation on China – singled out by both President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney.
Jia Qingguo, Director and Professor, Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding, Peking University
Oct 25, 2012
Every four years when the US has a presidential election, many people ask the same question: who is China's choice? This time is no exception. Given a choic
Tom Watkins, President and CEO of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, FL
Oct 25, 2012
Americans must be careful that we do not allow China saber rattling, an expansion of their military prowess, evidenced by a testing of their first stealth jet, the construction of their first aircraft carrier and tussles over small islands in the East China Sea to draw us into an extended arms race that we can ill afford.
Shen Dingli, Professor, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University
Oct 25, 2012
With the final U.S. presidential debate taking place on Monday, President Barack Obama and Republican contender Mitt Romney sparred over foreign policy—with China taking center stage. Despite Mr. Romney’s aggressive rhetoric, would the Republican prove a better choice for improved U.S.-China relations?
David Shambaugh, Gaston Sigur Professor and Director of China Policy Program at George Washington University, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Hoover Institution of Stanford University
Oct 23, 2012
David Shambaugh charts the course for U.S.-China relations and writes that the global importance of US-China relations means that this is a marriage in which divorce is not an option. The stakes are high. Yet the competitive trend is likely to continue into the future—absent a newly emergent global threat that challenges both nations to forge greater cooperation.
Wang Honggang, Deputy Directorof Institute of American Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Oct 23, 2012
In about two weeks, a winner will be declared in the 2012 U.S. presidential election and the chosen candidate will work to form his administration. Wang Honggang writes that an understanding of how each administration would handle the next four years of the bilateral relationship with China is critically important.
Wu Sike, Member on Foreign Affairs Committee, CPPCC
Oct 22, 2012
When South Sudan succeeded from the North, analysts predicted a prolonged period of confrontation. However, Khartoum and Juba recently agreed to resolve several outstanding disputes, with the promise of talks in the future.
Jia Qingguo, Director and Professor, Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding, Peking University
Oct 18, 2012
For most of its history, the relationship between China and the US has been defined by the relative asymmetry in power between the two countries. Such imbalance has given rise to complex and often contradictory views of one another between Chinese and Americans. Now however, it is possible to chart a new course forward based on mutual symmetry and respect.