The People’s growing financial and political impact around the globe means that what happens in China matters everywhere. Thus, stability and predictability are important virtues. Yes, as Doug Bandow argues, political opacity is necessary as the interests of the Chinese coincide with those of outsiders.

China and the US should seize the development opportunity in the coming 25 years to expand and strengthen young people’s friendship circles in the Asia Pacific, thus enhancing mutual understanding among countries through exchanges in a multilateral framework.

Rule of law, human and social rights, and non-profit organizations (NPOs) have all been considered untouchable in foreign discourse on China, yet play a particularly important role in China-U.S. relations. Along with the growing engagement of China in the international arena, the future internationalization of Chinese NPOs is an inevitable process. This short reflection brings the experience of a pro-bono legal aid NPO into the discussion, suggesting the positive traits of the future internationalization of Chinese NPOs.

In 15 years China will have the world’s largest elderly population. By 2050, its working-age population will have declined by 200+ million people. China’s rapidly aging population will have a significant impact on all aspects of China, and constructing a social safety net to meet its needs will be both expensive and complicated.

Addressing the systemic imbalances in China's urban system will be a difficult and long-term endeavor. However, as service industries and technology expand their role within the Chinese economy, there's no reason why firms and jobs can't be more evenly spread out across the national network of cities, as they are in the U.S.

Donald Trump is a symptom of a broader problem with a GOP that has drifted steadily rightward for decades. While the world stares in astonishment at the theatrics of the American general election, a broad consensus is emerging that Donald Trump is not fit to be President of the United States. However, what Trump’s emergence means for America’s two-party system is a bigger question.

A popular drama in China is exploring a rarely discussed reality in China: after 30 years of skyrocketing economic, political and social development, social class has been stratified in the Communist China.

A global survey by the Center for International Communication Studies of the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration finds that China's national image is being steadily enhanced.

As the need and demand for quality mental health becomes apparent throughout China, a major concern is the scant professional resources currently available. Opportunity exists for collaboration around research, training and program development. China can learn and benefit from the U.S.’ mistakes and successes in developing a successful community engagement approach.

American democracy boasts of universal representation of social segments, but in reality it is money that talks. Neither the Republican Party nor the Democrats can claim that to have served the interests of the working class well, resulting in a crisis of political institutions that need major surgery to survive.