Getting China Right
The best new books on how to manage the U.S.-China competition, as well as titles on Chinese literature and even cooking.
Xi and the 2022 Congress — No Rivals in Sight
Despite a rocky start to this year, the overwhelming expectation is that Xi will be granted a third term as party leader.
Little Giants, Big Expectations
A look at the companies involved in Beijing's new initiative as well as its European analogues and why some people aren’t so sure of its...
Deborah Brautigam on China’s Return on Investment in Africa
The scholar explains the myth of 'debt trap diplomacy', how Covid has changed China's relationship to Africa, and China's capacity to 'meddle.'
Making Sense of Sanctions
The nature and severity of U.S. trade and business restrictions vary widely.
Ken Lieberthal on Washington’s Major China Challenges
The longtime China expert and political advisor talks about the TPP, the unbalanced "pivot" to Asia, and the five missteps hurting the Biden administration's China...
Will China Hit Its Growth Target?
China’s GDP growth target looks highly challenging in light of the Ukraine war and U.S. monetary tightening.
Raffaello Pantucci on the West’s Missed Opportunity in Central Asia
The scholar talks about Xinjiang's relationship to Central Asia, the BRI's origins, and the China-Russia relationship in Central Asia.
The Party and China’s Financial Deterioration
The Communist party should be worried about the risks that have built up in China’s financial system.
Russia Pits Political China Against Technocratic China
The Russian invasion has thrown a wedge into a fierce and growing divide within the Chinese polity.
Xi’s Dangerous Decade
Even before the war in Ukraine, the 2020s were poised to be a decade of living dangerously. Now Russia’s invasion has underscored the crisis looming...
The China Initiative is Over — Now What?
Although the DoJ recently ended the controversial program, the question of how to navigate academic collaboration with China persists.