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Assessing China's Carbon-Cutting Proposal

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:40:55 -0500

China's newly announced goal for cutting carbon intensity reflects important Chinese policy shifts of recent years, but fails to offer significant new measures to cut emissions, writes CFR's Michael Levi.

Out in the Open: Can Publicity Help the Plight of Overseas Chinese Detained on the Mainland?

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:20:01 -0500

Jerome Cohen examines the excruciating decisions--particularly those regarding publicity--facing the families of overseas Chinese detained on the mainland.

Nonstop Party

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:26:11 -0500

The fact that President Obama did not predict the decline of Chinese communism was an important shift in rhetoric that was otherwise in line with what U.S. president's before him have said, writes Joshua Kurlantzick.

Foreign Policy Specialists Assess Obama's Trip to Asia

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:18:42 -0500

Elizabeth Economy provides a brief assessment of President Obama's China visit during his trip to Asia, writing that, "it was, optically, one of the worst U.S. presidential visits to Beijing in memory," however, substantively, it was on par with recent presidential trips to China.

Report to Congress of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:19:36 -0500

Report

U.S.-China Joint Statement, November 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:59:49 -0500

Statement

U.S.-China Clean Energy Announcements, November 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:55:35 -0500

Fact Sheet

Joint Press Statement by President Obama and China's President Hu, November 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:55:34 -0500

Statement

Confronting the China-U.S. Economic Imbalance

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:20:32 -0500

Sizeable trade and currency imbalances between China and the United States have fueled tensions over China's exchange-rate policies vis-à-vis the dollar and intensified debate over the proposed remedies to the problem.

The U.S.-China Economic Relationship: Separating Facts from Myths

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:21:04 -0500

China's breathtaking economic growth and massive imbalances with the United States have given rise to some myths about the nature of the two powers' relationship that can impede sound policymaking, writes CFR's Steven Dunaway.

Obama's Speech at Town Hall Meeting with Future Chinese Leaders, November 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:31:39 -0500

Speech

WashPost: 'Strategic Reassurance' That Isn't

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:21:32 -0500

Robert Kagan and Dan Blumenthal argue that "strategic reassurance" vis-a-vis China is not in the interest of the United States and its allies.

China's Role in the "New Era of Engagement"

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:21:25 -0500

China has benefited enormously from Western-dominated global structures, writes CFR's Stewart Patrick, and Washington now expects it to contribute more significantly to world order.

Fact Sheet: U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, October 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:47:06 -0500

Fact Sheet

Northwest Pacific Action Plan

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:09:11 -0500

Plan

Taiwan's Constitutional Court: A Model For Beijing?

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:23:17 -0400

"Can contemporary Chinese political culture sustain a constitutional court?" asks Jerome Cohen, pointing to the Taiwanese Council of Grand Justices as a model for China to consider.

Avoiding a U.S.-China Trade Showdown

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:05:55 -0400

Morgan Stanley executive Stephen Roach says China's undervalued currency is a "red herring" in the debate over global imbalances and that policymakers should instead focus on China's social safety net and boosting U.S. savings.

China 2025: Keynote III: The U.S. and China in 2025

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:55:32 -0400

In his closing keynote address, Assistant Secretary Of State For East Asian And Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell discusses the History of US-China relations, and considers how strategic interests and relations may progress in the future.

China 2025: Panel III: China's Security Future

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:10:13 -0400

Session III of a Council on Foreign Relations Conference on China 2025. Subject: China's Security Future

China 2025: Keynote II: China’s Economic Future

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:00:26 -0400

Stephen S. Roach on the future of China's economy and what it means for the rest of the world, as part of the Council on Foreign Relations' China 2025 conference.

China 2025: Keynote I: China’s Rise: Strategic Implications for Asia

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:09:08 -0400

Aaron L. Friedberg, keynote speaker of the China 2025 Conference, on the implications of China's rise.

China's Security Future

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:32:46 -0400

Maryanne Kivlehan-Wise, James Mulvenon, and Mark Stokes discuss China's security future.

China 2025: Panel II: China Goes Global

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:30:55 -0400

A panel discussion on China's global rise, as part of the Council on Foreign Relations China 2025 Conference.

China 2025: Panel I: Challenges from Within: Emerging Domestic Challenges

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:59:36 -0400

A panel of China experts evaluates China's domestic challenges.

China 2025: Opening Remarks

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:35:18 -0400

Elizabeth Economy and Randall Schriver introduce the Council on Foreign Relations Conference on China 2025.

China 2025: Panel I: Challenges from Within: Emerging Domestic Trends (Video)

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:06:34 -0400

Watch experts discuss emerging domestic trends within China.