CFR.org - China

Expanding China-Africa Oil Ties

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:39:00 -0500

China has increased its economic ties with Africa as it seeks to fulfill its growing energy demands. But China's way of doing business has prompted international criticism, even as its policy of noninterference faces new challenges.

McKinsey: What's In Store For China in 2012?

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:42:00 -0500

Gordon Orr, a director in McKinsey Quarterly's Shanghai office, offers a forecast for growth in China this year: Despite food price inflation and a stagnant housing market, he writes, China should maintain a rapid rate of growth.

China-Korea Relations: New Challenges in the Post Kim Jong-Il Era

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:09:01 -0500

Scott A. Snyder and See-won Byun say that uncertainties regarding a new North Korean leadership will create the context in which China, South Korea, and the United States must grapple with their future options for preserving stability in Northeast Asia.

China’s Global Quest for Resources and Implications for the United States

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:27 -0500

China's search for food and land in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa, reflects the country's pressing scarcity of water. China's approach has set off alarm bells in the region and the United States should work actively to address China's water security needs, argues Elizabeth Economy before the House U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Time to End the Torture of Gao Zhisheng

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:04:49 -0500

Jerome A. Cohen and Jared Genser argue that the case of detained Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng demonstrates how far the Chinese government will go to suppress legitimate criticism by its citizens.

Time for a Strategic Reset

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:17:01 -0500

Elizabeth C. Economy argues that unless the leadership in Beijing changes course, China faces increasing isolation.

Universal Healthcare Is Within Reach

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:21:45 -0500

Yanzhong Huang discusses China's efforts toward achieving universal healthcare.

Campaign 2012: China

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:52:51 -0500

China's rising global prominence, increasing assertiveness and upcoming leadership transition may pose significant challenges for the next U.S. president, says CFR's Elizabeth C. Economy.

Constitution of the People’s Republic of China

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:56:19 -0500

This Constitution of the People's Republic of China was adopted in 1982. The Chinese government's website states that it was "adopted at the Fifth Session of the Fifth National People's Congress and promulgated for implementation by the Proclamation of the National People's Congress on December 4, 1982, and amended in accordance with the amendments to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China adopted at the First Session of the Seventh National People's Congress on April 12, 1988, at the First Session of the Eighth National People's Congress on March 29, 1993, at the Second Session of the Ninth National People's Congress on March 15, 1999,and at the Second Session of the 10th National People's Congress on March 14, 2004".

Media Conference Call: Obama's Defense Strategy

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:38:08 -0500

The Pentagon's strategic review sets the stage for a new era of restraint in U.S. military spending and a focus on priorities in Asia. CFR's Richard K. Betts and Max Boot discuss the challenges facing the U.S. military and the implications for U.S. defense policy.

China's Greatest Threat Is Internal

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:44:49 -0500

Richard N. Haass argues that as China's future becomes increasingly uncertain, it remains very much in the world's interest that China be integrated into global arrangements.

The Future of the Yuan

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:56:08 -0500

China seems to want the yuan to dethrone the dollar as the global reserve currency. But don't expect China's currency to take over anytime soon.

The Great China Debate

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:07:29 -0500

China's rise is overstated, and its financial problems are massive, argues Derek Scissors. Arvind Subramanian disagrees, claiming that Beijing already calls theshots in the global economy.

Joe Biden On Iraq, Iran, China, and the Taliban

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:47:44 -0500

Leslie H. Gelb interviews U.S. vice president Joe Biden.

Conflict and Confusion: China’s Currency Policy

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:13:10 -0500

Sebastian Mallaby argues that the internationalization of the renminbi is less a sign of China's rise than of China's internal confusion.

Bloomberg: China-Based Hacking of 760 Companies Shows Cyber Cold War

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:38:36 -0500

Cyber espionage has become a critical aspect of Chinese economic growth, write Michael Riley and John Walcott.

Washington Quarterly: Al-Qaeda and the Rise of China: Jihadi Geopolitics

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:50:22 -0500

Brian Fishman explains why Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadi thinkers are concerned with China's rise, as the country becomes increasingly tied to regimes they believe are fundamentally corrupt.

China’s Latest Legal Crackdown

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:53:53 -0500

Jerome A. Cohen says proposals in the revision of the criminal procedure law would entrench the practice of enforced disappearances in China.

NYT: Power in Numbers: China Aims for High-Tech Primacy

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:58:30 -0500

David Barboza and John Markoff explain why China's booming economy and growing technological infrastructure may thrust it to the forefront of the next generation of computing.

Treaty on Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space and of the Threat or Use of Force against Outer Space Objects (PPWT)

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:31:19 -0500

The Treaty on Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space and of the Threat or Use of Force Against Outer Space Objects (PPWT) was first proposed by China and Russia in February 2008 as an international legally binding treaty that would outlaw the weaponization of space.

China's Pakistan Conundrum

Council on Foreign Relations — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:49:11 -0500

Evan A. Feigenbaum argues that China will not simply bail out Pakistan with loans, investment, and aid, as those watching the deterioration of U.S.-Pakistani relations seem to expect. Rather, China will pursue profits, security, and geopolitical advantage regardless of Islamabad's preferences.

China and Popularity Contests

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:16:26 -0500

Elizabeth Economy says the response to President Obama's latest Asia trip has been mixed, and some Chinese commentators are missing the point.

Law’s Protectors

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:27:04 -0500

Jerome A. Cohen and Yu Han urge the adoption of wider oversight powers for Chinese prosecutors in a revision to the Criminal Procedure Law, allowing the "watchdogs of legality" to rein in investigators' misconduct.

Quarterly Update: BRIC Financial Holdings — Dollar Appreciation Mitigates Reserve Accumulation

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:30:17 -0500

This report tracks the foreign investment portfolios of the BRIC governments— Brazil, Russia, India, and China—by looking at reserves holdings and holdings of U.S. assets.

U.S.-Australia Alliance and China

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:40:38 -0500

In Canberra, President Obama announced an expansion of defense ties, but it has prompted debate among Australian analysts over balancing a strategic U.S. alliance with growing economic ties with Beijing.

New York Times: A New Era of Gunboat Diplomacy

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:09:58 -0500

Mark Landler discusses the competition for offshore oil in the South China Sea, among other waters, where countries in a naval arms race rush to secure their share of energy resources.

Don't Bet on the BRICs

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:36:57 -0400

Joshua Kurlantzick says Europe is turning to emerging economies to help solve its debt crisis, but it's too bad they can't deliver.

China's Legal Blindness

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:04:01 -0400

Jerome A. Cohen says the cause of Chen Guangchen, imprisoned because of his efforts to defend women against forced sterilization by the Chinese government, could become a monumental struggle for freedom and justice in China.

Confronting U.S.-China Economic Imbalances

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:20:32 -0400

An undervalued Chinese yuan remains a contributing factor to the U.S.-China trade imbalance, but experts warn that labeling China a "currency manipulator" will not rein in mounting U.S. deficits.

The United States, China, and the Globalization of Science and Technology

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:18:42 -0400

As the United States manages its relationship with China on science and technology, Adam Segal argues that the United States will have to maintain its scientific strength at home, while pressuring China on its mercantilist technology policies.