Kissinger Institute on China and the United States

06/30/2020

Robert Daly writing in Chatham House: Many Americans - supporters of both main parties, and from across the country - now believe that, as led by the Communist Party, China is fundamentally ‘bad’. In an April Pew poll, two-thirds of Americans expressed negative views of China – a historic high. https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/covid-19-game-changer-transatlantic-narratives-china #

Experts on both sides of the Atlantic give their perspectives on whether the pandemic has changed national understandings, narratives, and foreign policy debates on China.

05/22/2020

June 9th Webcast: Over the past three years, there has been no better guide to the unfolding Sino-U.S. economic competition than the reporting of Bob Davis and Lingling Wei of the Wall Street Journal. Their new book, Superpower Showdown: How the Battle Between Trump and Xi Threatens a New Cold War, traces the historical development of the Trade War and offers detailed analysis of the personalities, political conflicts, and fraught negotiations that resulted in a “Phase One Deal.”

Over the past three years, there has been no better guide to the unfolding Sino-U.S. economic competition than the reporting of Bob Davis and Lingling Wei of the Wall Street Journal. Their new book, Superpower Showdown: How the Battle Between Trump and Xi Threatens a New Cold War, traces the histori...

04/03/2020

Statement : Saving Lives in America, China, and Around the World

A statement urging cooperation between the United States and China on combating the COVID-19 pandemic.

03/18/2020

March 19 Webcast Event:Geopolitical Implications of the Coronavirus for the Indo-Pacific

The novel coronavirus came from China, and countries across the Indo-Pacific have been on the front line of confronting this pandemic. In this online-only event, Wilson Center experts will examine how this pandemic is affecting the region's geopolitics, and what these changes may mean for the United...

03/04/2020

PODCAST: Host Aaron Jones is joined by three experts today. Alex Long, who walks us through the public health perspective of understanding coronavirus, its implications for global health and security; Rui Zhong, who explains some of the societal dynamics in China that we have seen from this outbreak; and Shihoko Goto, who deftly explains how this is affecting the global economy and what it may mean for the future. This is a can't miss episode and the most comprehensive look you will find to understand the various angles of this global threat.

Host Aaron Jones is joined by three experts today. Alex Long, who walks us through the public health perspective of understanding coronavirus, its implications for global health and security; Rui Zhong, who explains some of the societal dynamics in China that we have seen from this outbreak; and Shi...

02/28/2020

Need to know podcast - The Viral Episode - Looking at Coronavirus from the public health, regional, and economic levels

I'm joined by three experts today. Alex Long, who walks us through the public health perspective of understanding coronavirus, its implications for global health and security -- Rui Zhong, who explai

02/11/2020

02/05/2020

February 10th Event: U.S.-China Relations is about much more than government policy. The relationship involves each nation’s ideas about itself, the other, and their roles in a changing world. Calls for whole-of-government or whole-of-society involvement in the relationship recognize that communities, educational and professional institutions, corporations, and the arts will benefit from healthy relations and suffer if the relationship is understood or managed poorly. “Bad China” and “Hegemonic America” narratives increasingly drive discussions of the relationship in Washington and Beijing. Where do these “whole-of-society” impressions come from, and what are their implications for the superpowers?

U.S.-China Relations is about much more than government policy. The relationship involves each nation’s ideas about itself, the other, and their roles in a changing world. Calls for whole-of-government or whole-of-society involvement in the relationship recognize that communities, educational and ...

01/09/2020

In this second episode of our Trading Views series, we talk to three of the Wilson Center's top Asia experts to understand what phase one of a trade deal with China means.

11/26/2019

Robert Daly: “Beijing has the power, Beijing calls the shots. So whether this election is going to resolve in a reasonable pause and compromise. Such that we can somehow have a non-violent resolution with some accommodation, that’s one possibility. We may also be looking back on it in the no to distant future as a happy blip in a story that remains very concerning.”

Robert Daly joins us again to discuss the elections that took place in Hong Kong and the reality that they carry on the ground. Plus, how US actions on the situation could affect trade negotiations w

11/21/2019

Bradley Jardine: ' Western powers have yet to punish China for forced labor in Xinjiang. Europe, the U.S. and Australia import a substantial amount of cotton from China, and more than 80% of Chinese cotton is grown in Xinjiang. Brands such as Gap, Adidas,Target and Cotton On have all had to respond to questions about their connections to Xinjiang. Japanese retailers Muji and Uniqlo have likewise come under scrutiny for their use of Xinjiang cotton'.

The West can impose sanctions on Communist officials and companies that use slave labor.

11/13/2019

The Hong Kong protests have entered their 5th month with no resolution in sight. Emotions run high in the SAR, Beijing, and Washington. Stakeholder decisions over the next few months could have secondary effects on Taiwan’s January elections, U.S.-China trade frictions, Chinese soft power and, cen...