John L. Thornton China Center

This decision [banning American citizens from traveling to North Korea] is both appropriate and overdue. It's about protecting American lives ... I see extremely limited prospects under prevailing circumstances for any meaningful improvement in US-[North Korea] relations.

Jonathan D. Pollack CNBC Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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

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

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

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

Global value chains provide new opportunities to developing countries

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

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

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

David Dollar and Ryan Hass

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

The impact of global value chains on rich and poor countries

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

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

Dealing with a nuclear North Korea

Jonathan D. Pollack

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

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

The uneasy partnership between North Korea and China

Jonathan D. Pollack

Monday, July 10, 2017

An employee uses a laptop next to a car body at an assembly line at a Ford manufacturing plant in Chongqing municipality April 20, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA - RTS17Y7U

Global value chains shed new light on trade

Monday, July 10, 2017