Conversation
08.05.20
What Now?
The past several months have been a particularly volatile period in U.S.-China relations. After last month’s closures of the Chinese consulate in Houston and the American consulate in Chengdu, we asked contributions to give us their assessments of...
China in the World Podcast
10.09.18
The U.S. and China as Peer Competitors in the Indo-Pacific
from Carnegie China
The Trump administration has taken a more confrontational approach to bilateral relations with China, implementing tariffs on nearly half of all Chinese exports to the U.S. and treating Beijing as a strategic competitor across many aspects of the...
Sinica Podcast
07.09.18
Kurt Campbell on U.S.-China Diplomacy
from Sinica Podcast
Kaiser talks to former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell about his career, his critique of engagement, and the fascinating events that happened on his watch—including the extrication of blind activist...
Viewpoint
11.09.17
Protecting the Rights of the Accused in U.S.-China Relations
As President Donald Trump visits China, the Chinese government wishes that billionaire fugitive Guo Wengui would follow suit and board a plane to Beijing. For months, he has regaled the world from his luxury apartment in Manhattan with stories of...
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10.19.17China Warns US to Drop Its Bias after Tillerson’s ‘Blunt’ Message
South China Morning Post
Beijing warned the United States to drop its bias against China after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington wanted to “dramatically deepen” ties with New Delhi to counter China’s influence in Asia.
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10.11.17China Grabbed American as Spy Wars Flare
Politico
The sun was setting over Chengdu when they grabbed the American. It was January 2016. The U.S. official had been working out of the American consulate in the central Chinese metropolis of more than 10 million. He may not have seen the plainclothes...
10.05.17
Foreign NGO Law Discussed at the First U.S.-China Social and Cultural Dialogue
The Foreign NGO Law and civil society cooperation more generally featured at the inaugural U.S.-China Social and Cultural Dialogue on September 28. As described in the U.S. statement on the dialogue, “Both sides discussed China’s foreign NGO...
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06.22.17Former State Department Security Officer Accused of Spying for China
New York Times
F.B.I. agents found top-secret documents on a device he brought back from Shanghai.
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03.30.17State Department Aide Charged for Hiding Gifts from Chinese Agents
Politico
A veteran State Department employee who held a Top Secret clearance and did three tours in China is facing criminal charges for allegedly covering up tens of thousands of dollars in gifts she and an associate took from Chinese agents.
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03.22.17Eleven Countries Signed a Letter Slamming China for Torturing Lawyers. The U.S. Did Not.
Washington Post
When 11 embassies signed on to a joint letter criticizing China over “credible claims” that lawyers and human rights activists have been tortured while in detention, there were two notable abstentions.
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12.16.16Finding Balance in the US-China Relationship
Diplomat
As Donald Trump ascends to the Oval Office, he must recognize the larger vision required to see clearly at the height of power
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06.19.15State Department Stays Quiet About Exit from Chinese-Owned Waldorf Astoria
Guardian
UN general assembly will be held at different hotel for first time in decades.
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01.03.13China, the American Press, and the State Department
New Yorker
It’s time for the State Department to take up the matter of American reporters in China, and Chinese reporters in America.