John L. Thornton China Center

New team, new agenda? What the 19th Party Congress tells us

9:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song - RC1BC278F6F0

China’s 19th Party Congress may reshuffle leadership

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee - RC1AAA3B0370

What Xi Jinping said about Taiwan at the 19th Party Congress

Richard C. Bush

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Brochures on the IPO of China Development Bank Financial Leasing are displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong, China June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip - D1BETLNTEBAA

Where is China’s development finance really going?

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers rest as they clean debris after Typhoon Hato hits in Macau, China August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu - RC1E77B49EB0

Why China’s military facelift ahead of the Party Congress could be a sign of bigger changes

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the 86th INTERPOL General Assembly at Beijing National Convention Center on September 26, 2017 in Beijing, China. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool

What will Xi Jinping say about Taiwan at the 19th Party Congress?

Richard C. Bush

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) meeting with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (R) at the Great Hall of the People on September 30, 2017 in Beijing, China. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool - RC1A93344F40

How climate negotiations are a model for boosting China’s assistance on North Korea

Max Baucus and Ryan Hass

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

The path forward for dealing with North Korea

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM EDT

A still image showing the Kuroshio Current around the coast of south east Asia, Japan and China taken from Perpetual Ocean, a visualization of some of the world's surface ocean currents from June 2005 through December 2007, supplied in this handout photo by NASA March 27, 2012. The visualization was produced using NASA/JPL's computational model called Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean, Phase II or ECC02, a high resolution model of the global ocean and sea-ice. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - GM1E83S0SNG01

5 questions Donald Trump needs to answer before traveling to Asia

Friday, September 22, 2017

Kim Jong Un (not pictured) guides the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated combination photo.

There are no easy answers to the North Korea challenge

Jonathan D. Pollack

Tuesday, September 19, 2017