John L. Thornton China Center

Is free trade still alive? Hong Kong’s perspective

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Paramilitary policemen stand guard at sunrise in front of a giant portrait of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong at the Tiananmen gate ahead of the visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing, China November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1B1195C290

30 years after Tiananmen Square, a look back on Congress’ forceful response

Richard C. Bush

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

People wait outside the U.S. embassy, near the site of a blast in Beijing, China July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj - RC19516BE290

Lessons for raising human rights issues with Beijing

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RTSW3PF

Rule of the rigid compromiser

Cheng Li and Diana Liang

The Cairo Review of Global Affairs Spring 2019

Workmen try to drape the portrait of Mao Tse-tung in Beijing's Tiananmen Square after it was pelted with paint in this May 23, 1989 file photo. REUTERS/Ed Nachtrieb (CHINA POLITICS CONFLICT) - GF2E55T0DVT01

June 4, 1989: A personal recollection

Jeffrey A. Bader

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wave on the way to the course to play golf at Mobara Country Club in Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2019. Kimimasa Mayama/Pool via Reuters - RC15048539F0

Trump’s state visit to Japan

Jonathan D. Pollack

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

An attendent cleans the carpet next to 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) - GM1EA7A1AO901

How the downturn in US-China relations affects Taiwan

Monday, May 27, 2019

Officials sing the national anthem at the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter - RC17C6B7C7E0

A primer on how Chinese law might enforce a US-China trade deal

Jamie P. Horsley

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

White House National Security Adviser John Bolton and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

What role do sanctions play in US foreign policy?

David Dollar and Elizabeth Rosenberg

Monday, May 13, 2019

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, right, poses with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, center, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, left, before they proceed to their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Andy Wong/Pool via REUTERS - RC16E967A2C0

US-China trade talks end without a deal: Why both sides feel they have the leverage

Friday, May 10, 2019