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Reuters/Jason Reed - U.S. President Obama meets with Chinese President Hu.

Save to My Portfolio Obama Goes to Asia: Understanding the President’s Trip

Friday, November 06, 2009
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

In mid-November, President Barack Obama began his first trip to Asia as president with a visit to Tokyo. He also traveled to China, South Korea and Singapore, where took part in meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Prior to the president's trip, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted a discussion of President Obama’s trip and the issues he was likely to face. Read More

Asia, China, Japan, Environment, Trade

SPOTLIGHT: China


Reuters/Aly Song - Employees wait for customers at a stall handling credit card services in Shanghai August 6, 2009.

Save to My Portfolio Obama’s China Trip: Forging Middle Class Ties

Cheng Li and Jordan Lee , October 07, 2009

Cheng Li and Jordan Lee write that when President Obama travels to Beijing in November on his maiden China trip, he should recognize it is becoming a middle class country like the United States. Li and Lee believe focusing on China’s middle class may be a way to find more common ground in U.S.-China relations that will become more important as time goes on. Read More

China, Politics, International Relations

SPOTLIGHT: Energy Security


Reuters/David Gray - Former U.S. Vice President Gore speaks during the welcoming dinner for the US-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation in Beijing.

Save to My Portfolio U.S.-China Clean Energy Cooperation: The Road Ahead

Kenneth G. Lieberthal, September 21, 2009

President Obama met with China’s President Hu Jintao at the UN General Assembly last week and they will meet again in November in Beijing. Kenneth Lieberthal analyzes the politics of U.S.-China cooperation, recommends how to structure a bilateral agreement on clean energy, and describes how the two countries can work together to shape a more successful UN climate change conference in Copenhagen. Read More

Energy Security, China, United Nations, International Relations, Environmental Regulation

SPOTLIGHT: Climate Change


Reuters/Grace Liang - A security personnel sits in front of an environment-related billboard on Changan Avenue in Beijing.

Save to My Portfolio Challenges and Opportunities for U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change

Kenneth G. Lieberthal, June 04, 2009

In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kenneth Lieberthal addressed the growing need for U.S.-China climate cooperation and how it is in the interest of both countries. Lieberthal testified that an important step is for the U.S. to have a realistic understanding of the reasons China's emissions are growing so rapidly, and he offered suggestions for the future of the relationship. Read More

Climate Change, China, International Relations, Energy Security, Environment

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The John L. Thornton China Center develops timely, independent analysis and policy recommendations to help U.S. and Chinese leaders address key long-term challenges, both in terms of U.S.-China relations and China's internal development.

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