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Cheng Li

Director - John L. Thornton China Center

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy

David Dollar

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, John L. Thornton China Center

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Ryan Hass

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center

The Michael H. Armacost Chair

Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies

Nonresident Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, Yale Law School

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How China’s human capital impacts its national competitiveness

Ryan Hass, Kevin Dong, Jude Blanchette, and Briana Boland

Monday, May 16, 2022

Essay

U.S.-China technology competition

Ryan Hass, Patricia M. Kim, Emilie Kimball, Jessica Brandt, David Dollar, Cameron F. Kerry, Aaron Klein, Joshua P. Meltzer, Chris Meserole, Amy J. Nelson, Pavneet Singh, Melanie W. Sisson, and Thomas Wright

Thursday, December 23, 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a picture before their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021. Tiziana Fabi/Pool via REUTERS

China

Rising to the challenge: Navigating competition, avoiding crisis, and advancing US interests in relations with China

John R. Allen, Ryan Hass, and Bruce Jones

November 2021

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Taiwan Flag, Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Jose Lopes Amaral/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Order from Chaos

For Taiwan, reading the moment is essential

Ryan Hass

Monday, June 13, 2022

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, October 9, 2019. Parker Song/Pool via REUTERS

Order from Chaos

Does the China-Solomon Islands security pact portend a more interventionist Beijing?

Patricia M. Kim

Friday, May 6, 2022

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen poses for a group photograph with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, Bob Menendez, chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and other U.S. delegation members, at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, in this handout picture released April 15, 2022. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Order from Chaos

Focus on interests, not ideology, to strengthen Taiwan’s standing

Ryan Hass

Monday, April 18, 2022

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Books

Middle Class Shanghai

By Cheng Li

2021

Difficult Choices

By Richard C. Bush

2021

Stronger: Adapting America’s China Strategy in an Age of Competitive Interdependence

By Ryan Hass

2021

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Ma Xingrui, party secretary of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, holds a cup as he attends the second plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

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The Reshuffling Report No. 11: Ethnic minority candidates for the 20th Central Committee

Cheng Li

China-US Focus Saturday, June 11, 2022

--FILE--Sun Chunlan, Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), speaks during the Third Session of the 11th Fujian Provincial Peoples Congress in Fuzhou city, southeast Chinas Fujian province, 30 January 2010.China appointed on Wednesday (21 November 2012) a loyal ally of President Hu Jintao to become propaganda minister and promoted one of its most senior female leaders to Communist Party chief of the northern port city of Tianjin. The new propaganda minister, Liu Qibao, formerly the party boss of southwestern Sichuan province, replaces Liu Yunshan, who was last week raised to the Standing Committee. In a separate announcement, Xinhua said that Sun Chunlan, 62, will move to Tianjin, which the government is trying to turn into a global financial centre, from the southeastern coastal province of Fujian, where she had been party boss since 2009. The appointment had been widely expected. Sun is one of only two women in the Politburo, a 25-member body that is a mix of military and civilian leaders which reports to the partys elite decision-making core, the seven-man Standing Committee. She replaces Zhang Gaoli, who was also raised to the Standing Committee.No Use China. No Use France.

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The Reshuffling Report 10: Female representation in the Chinese leadership prior to the Party Congress

Cheng Li

China-US Focus Thursday, June 9, 2022

**VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**At the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Philadelphia on 25 May, British technology firm Dyson gave a glimpse of its top secret plans for household robots.During the event, Dyson outlined their ambitions in advanced robotics, and offered a sneak peak at its development of an autonomous device capable of household chores and other tasks. A film, which has also been released on social media, showcases the latest developments of Dyson-designed robotic hands grasping objects, indicating that the tech company is moving beyond robotic floor-based vacuums. The secret R&D work at Hullavington Airfield in Wiltshire is being led by Dyson’s Chief Engineer Jake Dyson. Jake said: “Dyson employed its first roboticist 20 years ago and this year alone we are seeking 250 more experts for our team. This is a ‘big bet’ on future robotic technology that will drive research across the whole of Dyson, in areas including mechanical engineering, vision systems, machine learning and energy storage. We need the very best people in the world to come and join us now.” Dyson is half-way through the largest engineering recruitment drive in its history, as 2,000 people have joined the tech company this year, of which 50% are engineers, scientists, and coders. The company is supercharging its robotics ambitions, recruiting 250 robotics engineers across disciplines including computer vision, machine learning, sensors and mechatronics, and expects to hire 700 more in the robotics field over the next five years. Their master plan: to create the UK's largest, most advanced, robotics centre at Hullavington Airfield and to bring the technology into our homes by the end of the decade.New recruits will be based at Hullavington Airfield in Wiltshire, a new London laboratory close to the Dyson Robotics Lab at Imperial College, and Singapore at Dyson’s global headquarters. Over the past six months, Dyson h

Podcast Episode

How to safeguard America’s national competitive edge in STEM talent

Steven Chu, Jude Blanchette, and Ryan Hass

Thursday, June 9, 2022

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Experts

Cheng Li

Director - John L. Thornton China Center

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy

David Dollar

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, John L. Thornton China Center

Ryan Hass

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center

The Michael H. Armacost Chair

Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies

Nonresident Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, Yale Law School

Research

How China’s human capital impacts its national competitiveness

U.S.-China technology competition

Rising to the challenge: Navigating competition, avoiding crisis, and advancing US interests in relations with China

Events

A fireside conversation with US Ambassador to China R. Nicholas Burns

How China’s human capital impacts its national competitiveness

The national security implications of anti-Asian racism

Blog Posts

For Taiwan, reading the moment is essential

Does the China-Solomon Islands security pact portend a more interventionist Beijing?

Focus on interests, not ideology, to strengthen Taiwan’s standing

Books

Middle Class Shanghai

Difficult Choices

Stronger: Adapting America’s China Strategy in an Age of Competitive Interdependence

More on John L. Thornton China Center

The Reshuffling Report No. 11: Ethnic minority candidates for the 20th Central Committee

The Reshuffling Report 10: Female representation in the Chinese leadership prior to the Party Congress

How to safeguard America’s national competitive edge in STEM talent