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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT
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- November 30, 2009, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
The world and China’s place in it have transformed over the past year in response to pressure from the most severe global financial crisis in decades. While the economic crisis accelerated China’s emergence as a global superpower, it has yet to fully assess the consequences of its new position on the world stage. On November 30, Brookings and the Australian National University will co-host a discussion on China’s emerging position as a global power.
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
On the heels of President Obama's recent trip to Asia, Michael Fullilove reassures Australians about the United States' commitment to the Asia-Pacific, saying that they should take the president at face value when he says "Asia and the United States are not separated by this great ocean; we are bound by it."
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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:07:00 GMT
As part of a multi-nation Asia trip that began last week, President Obama, now in China, met with Chinese Premier Hu Jintao to foster greater understanding and cooperation between the U.S. and China. Kenneth Lieberthal discusses the importance of the meeting between the two leaders.
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
While the economic entanglements between the U.S. and China have increased over the last decade, so has the tension. With President Obama visiting China and other Asian nations, Brookings expert Eswar Prasad and Grace Gu of Cornell University discuss the tightening embrace between the two countries—in terms of flows of goods and services, financial capital and people—and the implications.
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In the inaugural installment of CNAPS’s Taiwan-U.S. Quarterly Analysis series, Terry Cooke explores the causes and effects of Taiwan’s pursuit of economic normalization with China. Articles in this series will be written by leading experts on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship and will contain in-depth analysis of bilateral and multilateral policy challenges for Taipei and Washington.
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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As President Obama prepared for his first visit to China, expectations were high for growth in the U.S.-China relationship. In this Northeast Asia Commentary written prior to the president's visit, Nonresident Senior Fellow David Shambaugh analyzes today’s political and economic landscape in China. Shambaugh currently serves as a Senior Visiting Fulbright Scholar at the Institute of World Economics and Politics, a division of the China Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing.
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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Barack Obama's maiden trip to China was his first face-to-face opportunity to shape U.S.-China relations. In this preview of the president's visit, Cheng Li and Jordan Lee examined new openings for Obama to press Beijing on harder questions, and the fine line he would have to walk between respect for China and pulling all his punches, while reflecting candidly on American ideals.
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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In this CNAPS Working Paper, Liu Shih-chung examines the fluctuations in Taiwan-U.S. relations during 2004-2008. While outlining developments in the bilateral relationship, Liu provides an insider’s view of different influences on Taiwan’s policy-making process including the leadership, the bureaucracy, other internal political forces, and external actors such as China and the United States.
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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT
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- November 09, 2009, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
The efforts of China's America-watching community over the past 30 years, and their effect on China's perception of the United States, have been crucial to a constructive relationship between the two countries. On November 9, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings and the U.S.-China Education Trust co-hosted a discussion on China’s changing views of America.
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT
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- November 06, 2009, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
In mid-November, President Barack Obama began his first trip to Asia as president with a visit to Tokyo. He also traveled to China, South Korea and Singapore, where took part in meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Prior to the president's trip, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted a discussion of President Obama’s trip and the issues he was likely to face.
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
China’s continued ascension presents policy challenges for both Beijing and Washington. President Barack Obama will make his first trip to China from November 15-18, where he will address a multitude of issues ranging from climate change to trade and the economy to military ties between the two nations. On November 4, Kenneth Lieberthal took questions in a live web chat with Politico senior editor Fred Barbash about President Obama's first trip to China.
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:30:00 GMT
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- November 04, 2009, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
China’s continued ascension presents policy challenges for both Beijing and Washington. President Barack Obama made his first trip to China from November 15-18. Kenneth Lieberthal and Fred Barbash, Politico's senior editor, took questions about the president’s trip to China in this edition of the Scouting Report.
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Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Since its peaceful Democratic Revolution in the early 1990s, Mongolia’s national security strategy has evolved through three phases and is now entering a fourth. Munkh-Ochir Dorjjugder writes that the theme of balancing external actors to ensure sovereignty and security remains the same, but that Mongolia is now adding economic and human elements to its approach to security.
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Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Cheng Li and Jordan Lee write that when President Obama travels to Beijing in November on his maiden China trip, he should recognize it is becoming a middle class country like the United States. Li and Lee believe focusing on China’s middle class may be a way to find more common ground in U.S.-China relations that will become more important as time goes on.
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Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
The Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) recent landslide victory in Yunlin County’s legislative by-election has several implications for Taiwanese politics, writes Shih-chung Liu. He argues that while the victory is significant, a strengthened policy of reaching out to the world community and refining the party’s policies on future cross-strait and international relations is of utmost importance.
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Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT
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- September 22, 2009, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
- September 23, 2009, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
On September 22 and 23, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings will host a diverse group of scholars from the United States, China and elsewhere to discuss China’s emerging middle class.
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Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Obama met with China’s President Hu Jintao at the UN General Assembly last week and they will meet again in November in Beijing. Kenneth Lieberthal analyzes the politics of U.S.-China cooperation, recommends how to structure a bilateral agreement on clean energy, and describes how the two countries can work together to shape a more successful UN climate change conference in Copenhagen.
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Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
60 years after its founding, the People's Republic of China has achieved significant progress toward becoming a major and global power. Nonresident Senior Fellow David Shambaugh examines the contours of the nation's economic, social, political, and military development and considers some of the implications for China and the world.
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Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
China’s legal system has recently come under close scrutiny after the controversial detainment of famous lawyer Xu Zhiyong in July of 2009. Cheng Li and Jordan Lee argue that while the Chinese government does fall short in its acceptance of politically sensitive cases, the nation’s strong foundation in law-based policies and recent incremental legal system developments could pave the way for advanced reform.
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Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Analytical products of the U.S. intelligence community (IC) are intended to provide information for policy makers to understand issues and make decisions. Kenneth Lieberthal assesses recent reforms in the IC and looks to where IC analysis still falls short, why those shortcomings exist, what reforms could help and how the IC can better serve policy makers.
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Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
The Obama administration's decision to impose tariffs on imports of Chinese tires has been met with a swift and sharp response by China. Eswar Prasad discusses the implications of protectionist measures and warns this U.S.-China spat could have global consequences.
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Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
China has been the fastest growing major economy for the last two decades and its future prospects are bright, but China’s political future is less clear according to Cheng Li. He writes that even though the Chinese Communist Party will continue to hold power for the near-term, it is unlikely they will remain as dominant in the future.
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Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As Chinese think tanks begin to acquire qualities that have long described their peers in other countries, business leaders from major state-owned companies private companies now play a crucial role in the management. Cheng Li takes a close look at the formation of prominent think tanks in the country and adds new analysis to the long-standing and complicated relationship between power, wealth and knowledge.
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Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Eswar Prasad argues that a key component in restoring overall global financial health is to fix growth imbalances in Asia's emerging markets, especially China's excessive dependence on export- and investment-led growth. Prasad encourages financial market development in China to increase private consumption to make growth more balanced and thus help stabilize the world financial and economic systems.
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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Erica Downs examines what is behind the recent Iranian invitation to China to invest $43 billion in Iran's oil industry. Downs argues that Iran is aiming to lessen the impact of additional international sanctions by adding to its meager refining capability, but she also believes there are several reasons China will be unwilling to deliver everything Iran wants.
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Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In addition to an aircraft carrier purchased from Russia, China is reportedly planning to add four more to its fleet by 2020. Peter Singer analyzes the future of China's sea power projection and argues that U.S. defense planning should focus on shorter-term concerns ranging from Chinese hackers accessing sensitive material to anti-ship ballistic missiles capable of hitting targets 1,500 miles away.
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Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
While the financial crisis slowed the pace of foreign exchange reserve accumulation in late 2008, growth has recently taken off again. China announced its stock of reserves crossed the astounding milestone of $2 trillion this spring. Eswar Prasad and Isaac Sorkin analyze the sources and patterns of reserve accumulation and examine what implications this reserve buildup has for the Chinese and global economies.
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Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
The Asia Pacific region has undergone fundamental changes since the Cold War. Once perceived as institutionally underdeveloped, a wide range of regional community building initiatives has transformed Asia’s institution-building and major power relations. Richard Weixing Hu, CNAPS visiting fellow, writes that this institutional proliferation now poses challenges to regional community building, and explores how a stable regional architecture may be constructed.
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Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:30:00 GMT
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- July 14, 2009, 9:30 AM to 5:00:00 PM
- July 15, 2009, 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM
On July 14 and 15, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) at Brookings and the Institute of International Relations (IIR) at Taiwan’s National Chengchi University hosted leading experts from Taiwan and the United States for the 38th Taiwan-U.S. Conference on Contemporary China.
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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Cheng Li joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to discuss the arrest of Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu and the need to understand the continually increasing business opportunities in China.
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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Ethnic riots in western China in July left at least 156 dead and thousands injured or imprisoned. Brookings China expert Cheng Li joined Diane Rehm to speak about the Uighur protests and the response from China's leadership.
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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Taiwan and China have made impressive progress over the last year improving relations in the political and economic arenas, but China’s People’s Liberation Army has continued to procure and deploy equipment that puts Taiwan at risk. Richard Bush points out that the rate of growth is a bit less than previous years but it still raises the question, what is going on?
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Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon and Stephen Solarz write that with China’s lead—and U.S. support—Pyongyang could be brought to its knees and given the choice of watching its economy collapse or giving up nuclear weapons.
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Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Hu Jintao's recent visit to Moscow showed off the significant strides in bilateral relations between China and Russia. David Shambaugh notes that the real challenge for the United States and Europe is to engage both nations in a broader global partnership and to break the Beijing-Moscow duopoly that often splits the U.N. Security Council.
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Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
The political handling of the ongoing U.S.–China trade disputes is critically important both to the international trade system and the long-term relevance of the WTO. In an article in the Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Chad P. Bown explains what to expect from both sides and which issues are likely to emerge along the way.
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Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Iraq and Afghanistan continue to pre-occupy U.S. military planners. But North Korea, with its growing nuclear arsenal, would become America's paramount security challenge if the state were to collapse. Michael O’Hanlon writes that the United States and other nations must begin detailed and coordinated planning for stabilization in the event of collapse of the North Korean state.
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Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
For years, Americans and Japanese have discussed what their alliance should do in the post-Cold War era. CNAPS Director Richard Bush argues in the Yomiuri Shimbun that, with its response to the DPRK’s May 25 nuclear test, the U.S.-Japan alliance is fulfilling its most important strategic function: to help manage the rise of China.
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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kenneth Lieberthal addressed the growing need for U.S.-China climate cooperation and how it is in the interest of both countries. Lieberthal testified that an important step is for the U.S. to have a realistic understanding of the reasons China's emissions are growing so rapidly, and he offered suggestions for the future of the relationship.
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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
China-Japan relations have been markedly tense and constrained in recent history, especially in the decade following 1995. Richard Bush examines the deterioration of this relationship during that time from three different perspectives, identifies the underlying causes, and suggests steps that can be taken by both countries to further improve relations.
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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Though many believe China's drive toward democracy stagnated after the People's Liberation Army put down the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, Cheng Li argues otherwise. Li notes that while the political system is still constrained by party monopoly on power, lack of an independent judiciary and media censorship, China is making significant progress on the democratic front.
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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In recent months, North Korea has unabashedly plowed forward with the development of its nuclear program, an action that threatens to erode regional stability in Northeast Asia. Dennis Wilder examines the role of China in reducing the North Korean threat and explores the causes, pointing to necessary limits of China’s calculated caution toward North Korea.
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Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon writes that while North Korea risks some tightening of sanctions as a result of their recent nuclear test, it probably will not pay a huge and enduring price. O'Hanlon believes if North Korea is unwilling to dismantle its arsenal the U.S., China, and other international partners should set up a maritime quarantine to monitor ships that could transfer nuclear materials and technology to terrorists or other nations.
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Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's first trip to China will feature a range of discussions about global economic issues and the U.S.-China economic relationship. Eswar Prasad outlines some of the critical agenda items and the broader challenges facing these two closely intertwined economies.
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Thu, 28 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT
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- May 28, 2009, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
On May 28, the Global Economy and Development program and the John L. Thornton China Center hosted a panel discussion on China's stimulus package and its implications for China and the world. Carlos Pascual gave introductory remarks, and Richard Bush moderated a panel of Brookings experts including Xiago Geng, Eswar Prasad, Cheng Li and Dennis Wilder.
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Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Vanda Felbab-Brown discussed the threats posed by strengthening drug cartels in Mexico, weakening central governments in Pakistan and Afghanistan, as well as transnational security threats to the U.S.
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Wed, 20 May 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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- May 20, 2009, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- May 21, 2009, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Together with the ICONS Project at the University of Maryland, Brookings held a two-day exercise on May 20 and 21, 2009 simulating a crisis in the Taiwan Strait. Among other results, participants found that accidental war in the Taiwan Strait was less likely than an escalating crisis over real, substantive issues of importance to the two sides of the Strait.
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Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Engagement between Beijing and Washington operates on many levels but none is more critical than a regularized mechanism for strategic discussion by the top officials in economics and foreign policy. Dennis Wilder explores how dialogue should be carried out between the two countries during the Obama administration.
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Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Throughout the 1990s, China’s official media referred to Shanghai as the “head of the dragon" because of its pivotal role in rapid economic growth across China. The term became less common as a balanced regional development strategy took over under Hu Jinto. Cheng Li examines the issue as China once again—this time pushed by the global economic crisis—sets sights on making Shanghai a "global financial and shipping center.”
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Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Jacques deLisle of the University of Pennsylvania argues that Taiwan’s participation at the 62nd World Health Assembly this month marks a significant development in Taiwan’s quest for international space, in cross-Strait relations, and for the World Health Organization. Implications for Taiwan’s participation in other organizations may be limited, Professor deLisle writes, but this achievement could become an important template for future developments.
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Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT
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- April 30, 2009, 2:00 PM to 4:15 PM
On April 30, chapter authors from Beyond the Strait: PLA Missions Other Than Taiwan, co-produced by the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College, The National Bureau of Asian Research, and the Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University, presented their findings examining the People’s Liberation Army's varied missions at this event held at the Brookings Institution.
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Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT
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- April 29, 2009, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
On April 29, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted an event on China’s "angry youth" to explore the characteristics of this unique segment of Chinese society – their views, values and behavior.
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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Thirty years ago this month, the U.S. Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act, which President Carter signed on April 12th, 1979. Richard Bush writes that this anniversary, with the hindsight of thirty years’ experience, is a good occasion to reflect on what the TRA has accomplished and what it means for the future.
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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
David Shambaugh writes that the Obama administration has the good fortune to inherit a generally sound Sino-American relationship—and it has moved quickly to reach out to Beijing and push the relationship forward.
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Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Though China’s economy is continuing to grow, the global economic crisis is contributing to rising unemployment there and increasing the potential for instability. Former CNAPS Visiting Fellow Ray Yep writes that the Chinese government is unlikely to heed calls for political reform in this climate, but will seek to soothe the discontented by economic means.
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Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT
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- April 06, 2009, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
On April 6, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted a panel discussion on the re-emergence of religion in Chinese society. The panelists specifically addressed the role of Christian, Muslim and Tibetan Buddhist groups within China.
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Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
From Japan to India, there are concerns that America's search for a solution to its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression may lead the Obama administration into not only expanded strategic economic and political dialogues with China but a full-blown strategic partnership. Dennis Wilder argues that U.S. relations with Asia's democracies can't take a back seat to cooperation with China.
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Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Responding to an article by Robert Sutter, Richard Bush and Alan Romberg examine cross-Strait relations between Taiwan and China, including the role the U.S. plays. Bush and Romberg dissect Sutter's comments and where they disagree and offer solutions for better relations between all parties involved.
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Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In the year since his election, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has improved Taiwan’s economic relations with China, with the goal of improving both Taiwan’s economic health and cross-strait relations. Rupert Hammond-Chambers writes that the United States must seize this opportunity and deepen its economic engagement with Taiwan, for the sake of its own economic interests and for long-term cross-strait development.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Saleem Ali writes that China is a great nation from which the U.S., and indeed Pakistan, have much to learn. However, as friends we must engage in a relationship that builds on our common humanity.
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Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In an interview in the Straits Times, Wing Thye Woo discusses China's growth prospects during the global financial crisis, including the potential for sustainable development, and issues related to China’s currency valuation and current account surpluses.
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Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In a book review of "China’s Great Economic Transformation," edited by Loren Brandt and Thomas Rawski, Eswar Prasad focuses on critical questions about China's growth rates in recent years, including whether China has changed the laws of economics.
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Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
A financial meltdown in China promises to test the Communist Party’s power in ways not seen since Tiananmen. But theirs is a house divided, as princelings take on populists and Pekinologists try to make sense of it all. Will this team built for economic success implode once the money dries up? Cheng Li explores these issues and more.
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Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tours East Asia this week she may find something surprising: respect for the United States remains strong. David Shambaugh and Thomas Wright explore the positive attitudes emanating from the region toward the U.S., and they note that this is an invaluable asset given the current need for cooperation regarding the global economic crisis.
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Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Shih-chung Liu writes at the onset of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to Asia that when she arrives in Beijing on the last stop of her journey, she should bring a commitment from Washington to the symmetry of cross-strait relations between China and Taiwan.
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Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As the economies of the U.S. and China both struggle under the global recession, what is the future of the U.S.-China economic relationship and how will both countries respond to invigorate economic growth? In testimony to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Wing Thye Woo details challenges for both economies and proposes effective policy responses.
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Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As the economies of the U.S. and China both struggle under the global recession, what is the future of the U.S.-China economic relationship and how will both countries respond to invigorate economic growth? In testimony to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Eswar Prasad details challenges for both economies and proposes effective policy responses.
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Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is visiting four Asian countries this week, including China, and speculation about the issues she will discuss has become a major topic. Hao Zheng discusses how the U.S. and China can cooperate on the reconstruction of Afghanistan and the nuclear crisis in North Korea.
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Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:30:00 GMT
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- February 12, 2009, 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
The Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the John L. Thornton China Center hosted a discussion on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s first trip abroad. Secretary Clinton will visit Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and China and is expected to address the challenges facing the international community, including the global financial crisis, humanitarian issues, regional security and climate change.
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Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Little attention has been given to the impact of the economic crisis on China’s national defense, or to its potential impact on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA). In this Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary, Kristen Gunness examines the effects of the economic environment on the PLA in three particular areas: the defense budget, domestic unrest, and civil-military relations.
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Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:00:00 GMT
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- February 05, 2009, 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM
The John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted a discussion on overcoming obstacles to U.S.-China cooperation on climate change, focusing on ways in which cooperation can gain sustained political support in both countries. Brookings experts Kenneth Lieberthal and David Sandalow present the findings of their recent report, which identifies key obstacles, provides information about each country for the leadership of the other and makes nine recommendations.
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Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
To the Taiwanese, the swearing-in of the 44th president of the US, Barack Obama, on Jan. 20 was a moment of profound inspiration and deep anxiety. CNAPS visiting fellow Shih-chung Liu examines the concerns of Taiwan regarding the future of their relationship with the U.S. under president Obama.
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Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Is recent sparring between the U.S. and China over currency manipulation a foreshadowing of future economic relations? Eswar Prasad instead proposes a solution: a new “grand bargain” between China and the U.S. for economic cooperation across fiscal and monetary policy, currency flexibility and governance reform at multilateral financial institutions.
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Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
‘Buy American’ provisions may provide job security to some, but Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Nayan Chanda says protectionism will stunt global trade. Chanda urges world leaders to stay calm in the face of a raging storm, while trying to stimulate the economy without triggering a new wave of protectionism.
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Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Opportunities for collaboration in fighting climate change are plentiful, including during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent trip to China, but moving forward at the scale needed will require high-level political support. Kenneth Lieberthal and David Sandalow analyze the U.S.-China relationship and offer recommendations on how both countries can move forward to cooperate on the issue.
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Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:30:00 GMT
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- January 13, 2009, 9:30 AM to 5:15 PM
On January 13, the John L. Thornton China Center and CAIJING Magazine will host a symposium on the challenges ahead for China in a faltering global economy.
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Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:30:00 GMT
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- January 10, 2009, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
As the global financial crisis continues to impact economic growth predictions for countries around the globe, there is considerable debate about how the crisis will impact China’s growth trajectory and how Chinese policymakers will adapt to ensure a sustained trajectory. In early January 2009, leading policymakers from the U.S. and China, as well as Brookings experts Wing Thye Woo and Xiao Geng, gathered in Beijing to discuss the economic prospects for China in the years ahead, and to examine how growth challenges and opportunities will affect energy and climate change policies, trade, and Sino-U.S. relations.
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
January 1 marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the United States. David Shambaugh writes that after three often rocky decades of interaction, the United States and China seem to have settled into a "mature marriage."
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Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Amid the global financial crisis and its strong impact on the Chinese economy, the Party leadership has embarked on another land reform plan. This ambitious development plan promises to give farmers more rights and market incentives that will encourage them to subcontract and transfer land and give incentives for surplus rural laborers to move to urban areas. Cheng Li's preliminary study of the launch of Hu Jintao’s land reform aims to shed light on the program.
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Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
2007-2008 Federal Executive Fellow Jeffrey Haymond writes that the probability a currency attack on the dollar is low but plausible and potentially devastating. Haymond addresses how such an attack might be carried out and what can be done to prevent it.
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Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In China, the household savings rate rose by 7 percent from 1995 to 2005, reflecting savings of about one quarter of disposable income. Why are Chinese households saving so much across all demographic groups? In a new paper, Eswar Prasad and Marcos Chamon analyze the savings patterns of households in China and discuss the economic drivers.
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Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:30:00 GMT
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- December 16, 2008, 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
The sixth session of the Iran Working Group was held on December 16, 2008, at Brookings. Several analysts shared their expertise on the current state of sanctions against Iran – in particular, on the current measures targeting certain Iranian banks – and on the prospects for the incoming U.S. administration to achieve multilateral consensus on a diplomatic strategy toward Tehran, particularly from key actors such as Russia and China.
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Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:00:00 GMT
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- December 11, 2008, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
On December 11, the John L. Thornton China Center of the Brookings Institution welcomed Mr. Dai Bingguo, State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China, to an event marking the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic normalization between the PRC and the United States.
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Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:00:00 GMT
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- December 10, 2008, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
On December 15, 1978, the United States and China announced the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries, ending almost three decades of official estrangement. Since then, the U.S. and China have developed a highly complex and mutually beneficial relationship, albeit with frictions and substantial differences. On December 10, several of the key actors in creating the modern U.S.-China relationship – General Brent Scowcroft and Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski -- spoke at Brookings about what the relationship has meant, means, and will mean.
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Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
December 10 marks the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly. Catharin Dalpino writes that the Obama administration will face unprecedented challenges in the promotion of human rights in Asia, but is also likely to find new opportunities and should adopt a fresh approach.
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As the U.S. and China gather in Beijing for their twice yearly Strategic Economic Dialogue meetings, Eswar Prasad examines the U.S.-China economic relationship, key issues and the potential future of the economic dialogue that was created by Secretary Paulson.
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT
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- December 04, 2008, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
On December 4, at the Institute of International Relations in Taipei, seven current and former CNAPS Visiting Fellows from around Northeast Asia presented regional views of the evolving relationship between Taiwan and China and identified implications of recent trends. The discussion was moderated by CNAPS Director Richard Bush.
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Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT
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- December 03, 2008, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
CNAPS and the Epoch Foundation organized this conference examining cross-strait relations and U.S. policy toward Asia at a time of political change in Taiwan and the United States. Three panels, featuring Brookings and CNAPS scholars as well as other experts, analyzed U.S. policy, cross-Strait relations, and the economy of mainland China. Brookings President Strobe Talbott and Vincent Siew, vice president of the Republic of China, provided keynote remarks.
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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
China's current strategy to improve how health services are paid for is headed in the right direction, but much more remains to be done. In a recent article in The Lancet, Brookings scholars David de Ferranti and Maria-Luisa Escobar, along with Shanlian Hu, Shenglan Tang, Yuanli Liu, and Yuxin Zhao, examine key challenges that need to be met and explore lessons from other countries.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Since taking office in May, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-Jeou has placed normalization of cross-strait relations at the top of his agenda. However, CNAPS Visiting Fellow Shih-chung Liu believes Ma must avoid the many potential pitfalls that await.
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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
China’s new National Energy Administration (NEA), established in March 2008, is the PRC government’s latest attempt to create an effective national-level energy institution. However, China Energy Fellow Erica Downs believes the NEA is unlikely to have the the authority, autonomy, resources, and tools to govern the energy sector.
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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The world is excited to turn the page on the Bush administration and begin working anew with President-elect Obama, but Michael Fullilove notes that the new president's popularity means the Australia-U.S. relationship could be lost in the crush.
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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
An important part of China's rise involves U.S.-China relations and power transitions between the two countries. In a speech at Towson State University, CNAPS Director Richard Bush addresses these issues and explores challenges they may create for the United States, China, and the rest of the world.
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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
China is increasingly forming trade, investment, technology, security, and cultural ties with Latin American nations. David Shambaugh notes that while ties are expanding rapidly in many spheres, not all of this expansion is positive from the Latin American perspective.
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Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
World leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. to respond to the international financial crisis. The Managing Global Insecurity project and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosted a special online forum of global perspectives on the summit. The result is an intriguing glimpse into pivotal issues that will continue to dominate discussions about the crisis.
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Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT
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- October 30, 2008, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has proposed a “diplomatic truce” between Taiwan and China, in which the practice of competitive checkbook diplomacy would be replaced by engagement between the two sides. In this presentation, CNAPS Visiting Fellow Liu Shih-chung explores the early results of President Ma’s proposal and discusses some of the factors that influence Taiwan’s decisions on diplomacy and cross-strait policy.
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Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:00:00 GMT
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- October 23, 2008, 3:00 PM to 4:45 PM
On October 23, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings will host a discussion on the role Chinese think tanks play in addressing China’s internal and external issues, the parallel between these institutions and their American counterparts, and the political limitations they face today.
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Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As President-Elect Obama prepares to lead the United States, what are the top global economic challenges facing the new president and his advisors and how should the new administration address them? A new report by Brookings global economic and development experts ranks the top 10 issues and details specific ideas for how to tackle the toughest challenges.
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Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Liu Shih-Chung analyzes the similarities and differences between the Taiwan policies of John McCain and Barack Obama.
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Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:45:00 GMT
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- September 18, 2008, 1:45 PM to 5:00 PM
On September 18, experts from the Brookings Institution, the Earth Institute of Columbia University and the Academy of Macroeconomic Research under the National Development and Reform Commission of China discussed China’s economic outlook within the context of climate change, the potential for alternative energy use in China and the specifics of China’s greenhouse gas emissions challenges and water crisis.
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Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:30:00 GMT
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- September 17, 2008, 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM
On September 17, chapter authors from The “People” in the PLA: Recruitment, Training, and Education in China’s 80-year Old Military, co-produced by the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College and The National Bureau of Asian Research, presented their findings, examining the human capital of China’s military at this event.