The U.S. and China as Peer Competitors in the Indo-Pacific
from Carnegie ChinaThe Trump administration has taken a more confrontational approach to bilateral relations with China, implementing tariffs on nearly half of all Chinese exports to the U.S. and treating Beijing as a strategic competitor across many aspects of the...
Kurt Campbell on U.S.-China Diplomacy
from Sinica PodcastKaiser talks to former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell about his career, his critique of engagement, and the fascinating events that happened on his watch—including the extrication of blind activist...
China Warns US to Drop Its Bias after Tillerson’s ‘Blunt’ Message
Beijing warned the United States to drop its bias against China after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington wanted to “dramatically deepen” ties with New Delhi to counter China’s influence in Asia.
China Grabbed American as Spy Wars Flare
The sun was setting over Chengdu when they grabbed the American. It was January 2016. The U.S. official had been working out of the American consulate in the central Chinese metropolis of more than 10 million. He may not have seen the...
Foreign NGO Law Discussed at the First U.S.-China Social and Cultural Dialogue
The Foreign NGO Law and civil society cooperation more generally featured at the inaugural U.S.-China Social and Cultural Dialogue on September 28. As described in the U.S. statement on the dialogue, “Both sides discussed China’s foreign NGO...
Former State Department Security Officer Accused of Spying for China
F.B.I. agents found top-secret documents on a device he brought back from Shanghai.
State Department Aide Charged for Hiding Gifts from Chinese Agents
A veteran State Department employee who held a Top Secret clearance and did three tours in China is facing criminal charges for allegedly covering up tens of thousands of dollars in gifts she and an associate took from Chinese agents.
Eleven Countries Signed a Letter Slamming China for Torturing Lawyers. The U.S. Did Not.
When 11 embassies signed on to a joint letter criticizing China over “credible claims” that lawyers and human rights activists have been tortured while in detention, there were two notable abstentions.
Finding Balance in the US-China Relationship
As Donald Trump ascends to the Oval Office, he must recognize the larger vision required to see clearly at the height of power
State Department Stays Quiet About Exit from Chinese-Owned Waldorf Astoria
UN general assembly will be held at different hotel for first time in decades.
China, the American Press, and the State Department
It’s time for the State Department to take up the matter of American reporters in China, and Chinese reporters in America.