China

Future Development

Whoever leads in artificial intelligence in 2030 will rule the world until 2100

Indermit Gill

Friday, January 17, 2020

Hong Kong anti-government protesters attend a rally in support of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen outside the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Order from Chaos

Taiwan stands up to Xi

Thomas Wright

Friday, January 17, 2020

Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song - RC187164FDE0

Op-Ed

Trump gets his trade deal, China gets the win

Eswar Prasad

Thursday, January 16, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump stands Chinese Vice Premier Liu He after signing "phase one" of the U.S.-China trade agreement in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Podcast Episode

Will the new US-China trade deal end the trade war?

David Dollar and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Reports

China

China 2049: Economic challenges of a rising global power

David Dollar, Yiping Huang, and Yang Yao

January 2020

Taiwan

Taiwan’s January 2020 elections: Prospects and implications for China and the United States

Kharis Templeman

December 2019

A Saudi border guard patrols Saudi Arabia's maritime border with Yemen along a beach on the Red Sea, near Jizan April 8, 2015. Iran sent two warships to the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, state media reported, establishing a military presence off the coast of Yemen where Saudi Arabia is leading a bombing campaign to oust the Iran-allied Houthi movement. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser - GF10000052482

Gulf States

Red Sea geopolitics: Six plotlines to watch

Zach Vertin

Sunday, December 15, 2019

FILE PHOTO - A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 2012. Mandatory credit. REUTERS/Kyodo/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - 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. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN - S1AETIVBNCAA

Report

China, Japan, and the East China Sea: Beijing’s “gray zone” coercion and Tokyo’s response

Adam P. Liff

December 2019

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) flag (R) leads the flags of the 10-member countries during the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting in Singapore July 23, 2008. The ASEAN members are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. REUTERS/Romeo Gacad/Pool (SINGAPORE) - GM1E47N1OJQ01

Report

The testing ground: China’s rising influence in Southeast Asia and regional responses

Jonathan Stromseth

November 2019

Blog Posts

Senegal's President Macky Sall and Chinese President Xi Jinping enter the stadium during the opening ceremony of the Arene Nationale du Senegal in Dakar, Senegal July 22, 2018. REUTERS/Mikal McAllister

Africa in focus

Unpacking the engagement of nontraditional actors in Africa: China and other emerging players

Yun Sun

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a working dinner after the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC142DD2AE40/File Photo

Order from Chaos

A bigger foreign policy mess than anyone predicted

Thomas Wright

Thursday, January 2, 2020

Primary school students do exercises in the corridor and in a classroom as they avoid outdoor activities due to heavy smog, in Beijing October 11, 2014. The Beijing Meteorological Bureau forecast that gales brought by a cold spell is expected to arrive at the Chinese capital on Saturday night, which would disperse severe smog and air pollution shrouding China's northern regions since Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY EDUCATION) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA - GM1EAAB1CVT01

Brown Center Chalkboard

The children PISA ignores in China

Tom Loveless

Thursday, December 19, 2019

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Experts

Sheena Chestnut Greitens

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies

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Multimedia

Incumbent Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen waves to her supporters after her election victory at a rally, outside the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Podcast Episode

What does Taiwan’s presidential election mean for relations with China?

Richard C. Bush and Adrianna Pita

Monday, January 13, 2020

Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell speaks at Brookings.

Order from Chaos

Highlights: Assessing China’s role in East Asia

Scarlett Ho

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Cheng Li provides welcome remarks for a public event titled "U.S.-China relations: The view from cities and states" at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2019.

Brookings Now

How Brookings video covered China in 2019

Nawal Atallah

Monday, December 9, 2019

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Examining Xinjiang: Past, present, and future

China 2049: Economic challenges of a rising global power

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