John L. Thornton China Center

A South Korean employee of a security firm reacts in front of a graph showing stock price in Seoul March 11, 2003. South Korean shares fell for the sixth straight day on Tuesday, ending at 17-month lows, hit by falls in SK group shares, which tumbled after prosecutors found $1.2 billion in accounting irregularities at the group's trading unit, SK Global. Pictures of the Year 2003 REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Pictures of the month March 2003 KKH/CP - RTRJR77

Asia & the Pacific

Marking the 20th anniversary of the Asian financial crisis

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit

China

On the inaugural U.S.-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue

Thursday, July 20, 2017

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (L), Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (R) and China's Vice Premier Wang Yang pose for a family photo before the U.S. - China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue to discuss bilateral economic and trade issues in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RTX3C2NV

China

The U.S.-China relationship

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Workers of Leoni industries assemble electric parts for vehicles to be exported to Brazil in San Lorenzo, Paraguay December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno - RTS1084K

Order from Chaos

Global value chains provide new opportunities to developing countries

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

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ICYMI: Watch last week's event on how global value chains affect rich & poor countries, and download the new report! brook.gs/2u4HAoK— Brookings China (@BrookingsChina) Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Cheng Li discusses the outcome of the recent U.S.-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue on @worldinsightTW: youtu.be/HoN8ClRzFGg?t=…— Brookings China (@BrookingsChina) Tuesday, July 25, 2017

李成在新书《理念的力量：影响未来的中国思想家和智库》中指出中美智库的相同、相通之处，希望中美学界、政界克服理解的误区，并加强思想理念的沟通。 brook.gs/2gVVnJe— Brookings China (@BrookingsChina) Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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

The Michael H. Armacost Chair

Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies

Co-Director - Center for East Asia Policy Studies

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center

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Events

The impact of global value chains on rich and poor countries

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

U.S.-Asia relations in the new administration

1:00 PM - Thursday Mar 23, 2017 3:00 PM EDT

The future of solar power in China, the United States, and the world

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

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Blog Posts

A member of staff from Chinese government adjusts U.S. and Chinese national flags before a news conference for the 6th round of U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, July 10, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - RTR3XZ0B

Order from Chaos

Expect more process than progress at U.S.-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue

David Dollar and Ryan Hass

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

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Order from Chaos

Global value chains shed new light on trade

Monday, July 10, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts with scientists and technicians of the DPRK Academy of Defence Science after the test-launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang July 5, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. - RTX3A3V0

Order from Chaos

North Korea has tested an ICBM. Now what?

Jonathan D. Pollack

Thursday, July 6, 2017

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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

Chinese Politics in the Xi Jinping Era

By Cheng Li

2016

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Hong Kong in the Shadow of China

By Richard C. Bush

2016

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a performance given with splendor at the People's Theatre on Wednesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the State Merited Chorus in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on February 23, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. - RTSZXCL

North Korea

Dealing with a nuclear North Korea

Jonathan D. Pollack

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

A North Korean soldier stands guard at a border defense position.

North Korea

The uneasy partnership between North Korea and China

Jonathan D. Pollack

Monday, July 10, 2017

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk after Lam took her oath, during the 20th anniversary of the city's handover from British to Chinese rule, in Hong Kong, China, July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Hong Kong

The 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover

Richard C. Bush

Saturday, July 1, 2017