Jessica Chen Weiss

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen before a meeting between senior defence officials from both countries at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

The Cold War is a poor analogy for today’s US-China tensions

Ryan Hass and Jessica Chen Weiss

Monday, July 12, 2021

People walk past a poster showing Chinese President Xi Jinping and former Chinese leaders Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao on the Potala Palace Square during a government-organised media tour to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China June 1, 2021. Picture taken June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Martin Pollard

The clash of systems? Washington should avoid ideological competition with Beijing

Thomas Pepinsky and Jessica Chen Weiss

Foreign Affairs Friday, June 11, 2021

--FILE--Flags of China and the United States are pictured in Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province, 4 June 2018.China on Tuesday (19 June 2018) urged the United States to be more rational concerning the ongoing trade issue and to stop undermining the interests of others as well as itself. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang made the remarks at a daily press briefing in response to a question on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent speech at the Detroit Economic Club. According to reports, Pompeo blamed China's economic and trade policy for the trade issue in his speech Monday and said the United States will respond to "protect American property." "The spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce has already declared China's solemn position on the economy and trade," said Geng, pointing out that the U.S. has confused right and wrong and the purpose of the accusation is to disguise its unilateralism and protectionism policy.No Use China. No Use France.

Can the US sue China for COVID-19 damages? Not really.

Robert D. Williams, Jessica Chen Weiss, Jacques deLisle, Alex L. Wang, and Taishu Zhang

Wednesday, April 29, 2020