2017/12/20 |
Trump Shakes a Stick at China with 'Economic Aggression'
For American allies the possibility of being conscripted to counter China's economic rise raises awkward issues.
2017/11/14 |
Trump's Asia Trip was Surprisingly Predictable
Donald Trump seems to be content with withdrawing his country from the Asia-Pacific security landscape — but withdrawing leaves a vacuum into which others will expand.
2017/11/07 |
US War Talk on North Korea 'Pours Water on Wet Sponge'
The Trump administration’s maximum-pressure policy generates risks of miscalculation and an obvious impression that the U.S. is positioning itself for war without any prospect of upside for the effort.
2017/11/05 |
Trump's Asia Tour Puts US Regional Strategy in Focus
To get China right, you have to get Asia right, Rich Armitage and Joe Nye declared in a 2007 CSIS report. As Trump embarks on his Asia tour, whether the U.S. president understands that the key to leverage in Beijing is a free and open Indo-Pacific framework is about to be put to the test.
2017/10/08 |
Avoiding War with North Korea
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to rise. Kim Jong-un has ramped North Korea’s missile and nuclear testing programs and US President Donald Trump has exacerbated the tensions with his tough talk.
2017/10/06 |
What US and China's Leaders Have in Common
Donald Trump and Xi Jiping appear to share similar difficulties reconciling their aspirations for national glory with the civil rights and freedoms written into their respective constitutions.
2017/09/29 |
German Election Losses Leave Merkel's North Korea Stance in Limbo
German Chancellor Angela Merkel previously advocated Germany take a lead role in brokering a diplomatic solution to the crisis in North Korea. But election losses for her Christian Democratic Union party have left her weakened at home, and the country's future stance on the issue in doubt.
2017/07/19 |
Chinese Activists Who Probed Ivanka Trump's Factories Speak Out
Chinese activist questions arrest in Ivanka Trump factory probe.
2017/07/14 |
Liu Xiaobo’s Lawyer to Testify before US Congress as Focus Turns to Widow
As attention now turns to freeing Liu Xia, will the White House pressure China on its human rights abuses?
2017/06/06 |
Trump's Paris Climate Accord Rejection: Here's What the Scientists Say
Donald Trump has announced the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord; scientists from around the globe respond to this exclusive Mongabay commentary.
2017/06/06 |
From Laggard to Leader: China's New Role in Fighting Climate Change
If China implements a national carbon tax system, this would be the most important climate policy decision taken by any government so far, and would put China into a clear global leadership position on climate change.
2017/06/03 |
Did Trump Actually Help the Climate Cause?
With this level of consensus, the biggest risk of a Trump withdrawal — that it starts other countries down the same path — is unlikely to eventuate.
2017/05/19 |
China’s Global Power Projection Hit With 'Strategic Overdraft'
'Since coming to power in late 2012, Xi has repeatedly spun out bold and all-encompassing visions and schemes,' but Xi will need to 'prove that he can actually deliver on both his domestic and international pledges,' said Dr. Lam.
2017/05/04 |
CARTOON: Taiwan's Richest Man 'Forgets' Meeting Trump
The visit has once again sparked speculation in Taiwan over whether the tech mogul would run for the Taiwan presidency in 2020.
2017/04/25 |
Three Questions About North Korea's Nuclear Weapons
A brief analysis of U.S.-North Korea relations and recent events on nuclear weapon threats.
2017/04/20 |
Donald Trump Can’t Count on China to Keep North Korea in Check
If Trump believes that China genuinely has either the means or inclination to 'solve' the North Korean problem in American terms, he is likely to be sorely disappointed.
2017/04/11 |
Trump Paints an Overly Rosy Picture Of His Meeting With China’s Xi Jinping
As long as economic nationalists and establishment pragmatists in the White House wage pitched battles over the China policy and Beijing and Washington continue to see each other as potential adversaries, Trump’s prediction that the 'lots of very potentially bad problems will be going away' will turn out to be wildly optimistic.
2017/03/24 |
What is the Official Chinese Take on Trump?
There may exist a diverse range of Chinese opinions but only one really matters.