The governing parties and authorities across the Taiwan Straits are both worried about whether peaceful development will continue to prevail in cross-Straits relations in the coming two years. The potential disruption that Tsai Ing-wen's election may cause can be averted with a strong commitment to the 1992 Consensus.

Value formation and identity construction are the deepest pursuits of Chinese youth today, and consumerism appealingly offers the opportunity to form identities based on the choices they make. Luxury brands are being closely identified with corruption, and being avoided as a source of identity and expression.

America welcomes immigrants and they come from all over the world. For Chinese-Americans, the dark side of this land of opportunity is that they continue to be victimized by the law enforcement’s hair trigger inclination to prosecute according to a racial profile.

Academic life in China offers more rewards and satisfaction than many scholars and teachers in the U.S. enjoy, including much better job security, a collegial environment, and professional satisfaction.

Modernizing state governance in China depends on the successful promotion of rule of law, to stimulate orderly participation of the public and to maximize the public interest.

The China Mirage is a riveting history of U.S.-China relations from the 19th-century opium trade through World War II and on to the Vietnam War. Bradley traces a troubled relationship between two nations, showing how the West has often profoundly misunderstood and underestimated the East.

The system-wide social and economic transformations experienced by China have profoundly affected social and psychological relations. Rong Zeng and Patricia Greenfield studied the words used in 277,189 Chinese language books published in the few decades, finding evidence rising individualism and materialism in concert with growing urbanism, increasing wealth and higher levels of formal education.

When Jennifer Pan and Yiqing Xu posted their new paper, “China’s Ideological Spectrum,” recently, it marked the first time that anyone has provided large-scale empirical data on the ideological shifts and trends within the Chinese population.

Many programs for studying abroad in China have seen a significant drop in recent years, which is worrisome since the U.S-China relationship hinges on cultural exchange. Fortunately, new programs like the Schwarzman Scholars and 10,000 Strong Initiative are leading the push in building young leaders with a better understanding of China in the U.S.

China has grown rapidly in influence and ability to act in the international arena. That means it faces bigger, tougher and ever more urgent challenges. Therefore, there is a growing need for more high quality think tanks which can offer solutions to these challenges by mining the wisdom in the broader society.