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...
Charlene Barshefsky on Why Engagement with China is More Important Than Ever
The chief U.S. negotiator when China joined the WTO reflects on the surprises and failures of that landmark deal and why she thinks the U.S....
Fall Guy
After the U.S. government started investigating ZTE for sanctions violations, the company's American General Counsel, Ashley Yablon, turned to the FBI and spilled the billion...
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...
Nicholas Mulder on Economic Warfare
The scholar and author talks about how to use sanctions as leverage — not just force — and how to design and use them optimally.
Craig Allen on U.S. Business Confidence in China
The president of the U.S.-China Business Council talks about staying competitive, eschewing loyalty tests and inching toward a conflict of law.
China’s Ukraine Calculus
For a month now, China has tried to stay out of the Russia-Ukraine war — insisting that it is "not a party" to the situation....
China’s Gas Game
Russia wants a bigger slice of the Chinese gas market, but Beijing’s desire for supplier diversity stands in the way.
China-Russia By The Numbers
Key facts in the China-Russia economic relationship.
Bury the U.S.-China Trade Agreement
China’s failure to purchase enough U.S. exports under the flawed “phase one” trade deal is cause for celebration.
Confronting Coercion
For years, China's economic coercion was subtle, selective...and wildly successful. But today, with Xi Jinping's more boisterous style, many western democracies are both tired of...