Robert Zoellick on Accepting China as It Is
The former U.S. Trade Representative, diplomat and World Bank president talks about his 40-year relationship with China, including refreshing the WTO deal; the danger of...
Fred Bergsten on Rewriting the Rules of the U.S.-China Relationship
The influential economist talks about China's affect on the U.S. psyche, why globalization has been on the defensive for 25 years, and why economic leverage...
Sebastian Mallaby on American-style Venture Capital in China
The financial journalist talks about the evolution of American venture capital in China — from its role in the rise of Alibaba to the split...
Lawrence Summers on the Principles of a Multipolar System
The lionized economist talks about alternatives and counterfactuals in the U.S.-China relationship; the lessons from both the Japanese and Russian experiences; and why truculence is...
Bonnie Glaser on What Deters China vs. What Provokes China
The scholar talks about why a U.S. trade agreement with Taiwan is justified; Xi Jinping's Taiwan timeline; and how to change China's cost-benefit calculus, not...
Matthew Pottinger on Flipping the U.S.-China Paradigm on its Head
A key figure in the Trump administration, the former reporter and Marine talks about the reality of the Chinese Communist Party's ambitions, the value of...
Courtney Fung on China’s Role in Crafting Global Governance in Cyberspace
The scholar talks about China's concept of cyber sovereignty and its growing influence in multilateral organizations such as the UN.
Graham Allison on the ‘Grandest Collision of All Time’
The scholar talks about the state of the Thucydides's trap for the U.S. and China; why things will get worse before they get better; and...
Mikko Huotari on Germany’s ‘Capacity to Act’
The Berlin-based scholar talks about the choices facing German businesses; 'patchwork globalization'; and why no one in Europe is interested in decoupling from China.
Darren Byler on Terror Capitalism and Digital Control in Xinjiang
The scholar talks about conducting research on Xinjiang; the ‘dataveillance’ and ‘smart factory’ system in place there; and the tech breakthroughs that have come out...
Manoj Kewalramani on Reading the People’s Daily, Daily
The scholar reflects on what he's learned from reading the Communist Party's official newspaper every day for two years.
Kevin Rudd on the Decade of Living Dangerously
The former Australian prime minister talks about the extraordinary personal chemistry between Xi and Putin, the reality checks slowly working their way through the Chinese...