Can Chinese Investment Still Build Local Trust in America?
To many observers’ surprise, American views of China have softened slightly in 2026. A Pew Research Center survey conducted in March found that 27 percent of Americans now hold a...
Analysis
Original analysis of U.S.-China relations.
After Beijing, the Real Deal is Restraint
President Trump’s Beijing visit was neither the grand reset advertised by its most enthusiastic supporters nor the empty pageant dismissed by its critics. It was something more limited but effective:...
The Hardest Part of “Reunifying Taiwan by Force” May Not Be the Invasion
As debate grows in China over the possibility of using force against Taiwan, one argument is gaining increasing attention: even if Beijing could win the war militarily, the political, economic,...
Improving U.S.-China Relations
On February 21, 1972, at the welcoming banquet during his visit to China, President Richard Nixon quoted Mao Zedong’s line, “Ten thousand years is too long; seize the day,” and...
U.S. Immigration Policy is Causing the Philippines to Rethink the Relationship
Recent visa and immigration policy shifts under the Trump 2.0 administration have reshaped allied perceptions of the United States, including in the Philippines. For the Philippines, given that the United...
U.S. Risks Losing China Expertise as Exchanges Decline, Report Warns
The United States risks losing its ability to understand and manage its most consequential bilateral relationship, according to a new report by the U.S.-China Education Trust (USCET), a Washington-based nonprofit...
How Media Shapes Public Perceptions in the U.S. and China
Over the past decades, media and political messaging have played a crucial role in shaping how societies perceive one another. In some cases, media narratives help build understanding across borders;...
Trump’s Strike on Iran
The military action launched by U.S. President Donald Trump against Iran was, at the tactical level, a surprise operation executed with careful preparation. From intelligence coordination to military deployment, the...
Peace as a Technology of War: Taiwan and the Politics of Threat
Peace can be as disturbing as war when it functions not as an alternative to violence, but as its enabling condition. In the case of Taiwan, the rigid opposition between...
Is Now the “Best Window” for Military Unification with Taiwan?
Some Chinese analysts have recently argued that the present moment may represent the “best window of opportunity” for Beijing to resolve the Taiwan issue by force. Why Now Is the...
U.S.-China Competition in Africa is About Investment, Not Aid
The United States has long approached its relationship with Africa through the lens of aid, including humanitarian assistance, development programs, and soft-power initiatives often channeled through USAID and multilateral institutions....
Women and Resistance in China
The following is the text of remarks given by Leta Hong Fincher (Research Associate, Weatherhead East Asia Institute & author of Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China)...
Reflections on a Rocky Decade
Thank you Rickey, for that kind introduction and to Barbara Smith, Yawei, and the team at the Carter Center for inviting me here today. It is an honor to be...
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The Rigorous Pragmatism of Chinese-Syrian Relations
The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in late 2024 forced Beijing to reassess its Syria policy from the ground up. For over a decade, China’s engagement with Damascus rested on…
Has President Trump Got China Right?
On the eve of the founding of PRC, Mao Zedong sought support from Washington by inviting Ambassador Leighton Stuart to visit with him in Beijing. However, Washington’s instruction was “no…
President Trump’s Quiet Diplomacy Behind U.S.–China–Japan Phone Calls
On November 7, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated that a mainland Chinese “attack” on Taiwan would constitute an “existential crisis situation” for Japan—implying that Tokyo might deploy the Self-Defense…