Asia’s Reckoning: China, Japan, and the Fate of U.S. Power in the Pacific Century

A ChinaFile Transcript

By Richard McGregor, Susan Shirk & more on September 18, 2017

The following is an edited transcript of a live event hosted at Asia Society in New York on September 7, 2017, and named for a new book by Richard McGregor, the former Beijing Bureau Chief of the Financial Times, “ChinaFile Presents: ‘Asia’s Reckoning: China, Japan, and the Fate of U.S. Power in the Pacific Century.’” Panelists included McGregor, Susan Shirk, and Ian Buruma, in a discussion moderated by ChinaFile’s publisher Orville Schell. —The Editors

China’s State Media Blasts US Handling of North Korea Crisis

By Kristin Huang on September 18, 2017

China has shown its deepening frustration over the North Korean missile test crisis, with a commentary in the state-run People’s Daily blaming the United States for hindering efforts to resolve the issue.

Politics
China-North Korea Relations, U.S.-North Korea Relations, North Korea, U.S.-China Relations, Missile Crisis, North Korean Missiles

China vs U.S.: Who Is Copying Whom?

By Louise Lucas on September 18, 2017

China is gradually shedding its reputation as the world’s technology copycat. It still spawns lookalikes, whether they be GoPro-style action cameras or Didi Chuxing, a ride-hailing app that looked awfully like Uber until it added Chinese characteristics and vanquished its former rival. But some Chinese companies are also leading the way in new services and business models.

Business
Copyright, Technology, Innovation, Retail Sales, Trade

Ricardo Reboredo

on September 16, 2017

Ricardo Reboredo is Ph.D. student at Trinity College Dublin. His research interests include urbanization, development, and Sino-African relations. Reboredo’s current work is focused on the geopolitical and geo-economic impact of Chinese-funded mega projects in Africa, specifically South Africa.

He holds a B.A and M.A. from the University of Miami, where his research focused on trends in urbanization and economic restructuring in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Christopher Balding

on September 16, 2017

Christopher Balding is an Associate Professor at the Peking University HSBC School of Business in Shenzhen, China, and a Non-Resident Research Fellow at ESADE Geo-Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics in Spain.

Bannon Says the U.S. Is at ‘Economic War with China.’ Is He Right?

A ChinaFile Conversation

By Paul Haenle, Jacqueline N. Deal & more on September 15, 2017

Steve Bannon, whose controversial views on China remain hugely influential in the White House, is visiting Hong Kong this week to speak at a China investment conference. In August, before he left his White House position as chief strategist, Bannon said the U.S. is “at economic war with China.” He added, “One of us is going to be a hegemon in 25 or 30 years and it’s gonna be them if we go down this path.” Are the United States and China in a state of economic war? If not, is that a likely outcome if tensions between the two nations continue to rise?