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China

Lessons from the Trump administration’s policy experiment on China

Friday, September 25, 2020

The view of containers arrayed and cranes erecting at the Yangpu Port, Yangpu Economic Development Zone, south China's Hainan province, 5 September 2020. fachaoshiNo Use China. No Use France.

China

China and trade

David Dollar and Lester Munson

Fault Lines

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

China

Reluctant player: China’s approach to international economic institutions

Monday, September 14, 2020

--FILE--A Chinese mobile phone user shows the icons of App Store app, left, and messaging app Weixin, or WeChat, of Tencent on his iPhone smartphone in Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province, 27 June 2017.Apple China said it will not take the blame for developers who charge differently on the iOS app and Android versions for the same product or service. Netizens have found they need to pay more on iOS than Android in using the same ride-sharing or video subscription services. Some Internet companies have reportedly adopted differential pricing plans through the use of Big Data based on a customer's buying behavior or interest, so a new customer may pay less than an old customer for the same product or service.No Use China. No Use France.

Order from Chaos

There are no winners in US-China technology divide

Jonathan D. Pollack

Monday, September 14, 2020

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

Richard C. Bush

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

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Research

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sign documents during the signing ceremony, at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China September 11, 2019 Andrea Verdelli/ Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11: Kazakh President Kassym Jomart Tokayev talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) during the meeting on September 11, 2019 at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images

Report

China in Central Asia: Is China winning the “new great game”?

Susan A. Thornton

June 2020

Trump and Xi Osaka 2019

China

A modern tragedy? COVID-19 and US-China relations

Thomas J. Christensen

May 2020

A passenger train crosses the Chikubang bridge as it travels from the city of Bandung to Jakarta near Padalarang, West Java, Indonesia August 25, 2015. Japan's prime minister has sent an envoy to Indonesia to offer a sweeter deal to build a high-speed railway, a Japanese embassy official said on Thursday, highlighting the importance of the multi-billion dollar project that China also wants to win. The two Asian giants are in a neck-and-neck contest to win a contract to build Indonesia's first high-speed rail, between the capital Jakarta and textile hub Bandung, a project that would bolster their influence in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.Picture taken August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

Southeast Asia

China and the West competing over infrastructure in Southeast Asia

April 2020

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Events

Webinar: Reopening and revitalization in Asia – Recommendations from cities and sectors

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Webinar: Fighting COVID-19: Experiences and lessons from the frontlines in Asia

9:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Global China: Assessing China’s relations with the great powers

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM EST

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Blog Posts

Xu Lin, vice head of the publicity department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, holds a copy of the white paper about China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a State Council Information Office (SCIO) briefing in Beijing, China June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo

Order from Chaos

COVID-19 and China’s information diplomacy in Southeast Asia

Thursday, September 3, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping make joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC16EDA92520

Order from Chaos

The US cooperated with the Soviets on smallpox – it should do the same with China on COVID-19 vaccine distribution

James Haynes and Cheng Li

Thursday, August 27, 2020

HAWAII, UNITED STATES - United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (right) met with senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi (left), a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCP) and director of the Office of the Commission of Foreign Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, in Hawaii, United States on June 17, 2020. The meeting between Pompeo and Yang comes at a time of increasing tension between the United States and China. The United States has hardened its speech on China since the coronavirus pandemic began, and both President Donald Trump and Pompeo have launched repeated attacks on China in this regard, accusing the Asian country of little transparency in communicating the threat. of COVID-19.

Order from Chaos

Let’s end the COVID-19 blame game: Reconsidering China’s role in the pandemic

Jamie P. Horsley

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

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Books

The Power of Ideas: The Rising Influence of Thinkers and Think Tanks in China

The Power of Ideas: The Rising Influence of Thinkers and Think Tanks in China

By Cheng Li

2017

Chinese Politics in the Xi Jinping Era

By Cheng Li

2016

Hong Kong in the Shadow of China

By Richard C. Bush

2016