A food safety factory shutdown has Americans hunting for baby formula. Readying themselves for a covid-19 lockdown, Chinese in Beijing emptied store shelves. Emerging from lockdown, some in Shanghai are visiting well-provisioned markets. U.S.-China agricultural trade is booming, but many are still being left hungry. Food security, sustainability and safety remain issues.
Book Reviews
Asia’s Reckoning: China, Japan, and the Fate of US Power in the Pacific Century
November 29, 2017
Asia’s Reckoning: China, Japan and the Fate of US Power in the Pacific Century
Ross and Tunsjø, eds, Strategic Adjustment and the Rise of China - Power and Politics in East Asia, 2017
November 13, 2017
A review of Ross and Tunsjø book encompassing the political rise of China and the after effects for the world.
Clymer, A Delicate Relationship: The United States and Burma/Myanmar since 1945, 2015
August 1, 2016
Robert Anderson for the History of Diplomacy discussion list. It is reprinted here through Creative Commons license.
Ford, China Looks at the West: Identity, Global Ambitions, and the Future of Sino-American Relations, 2015
March 1, 2016
Robert Sutter reviewed Christopher Ford's book for the History of Diplomacy discussion list.
Holslag, China's Coming War with Asia, 2015
March 1, 2016
This review by Andrew Oros was published by the History of Diplomacy discussion list.
Cho and Crowe, eds, Germany and China: Transnational Spinners Since the Eighteenth-Century, 2014
March 1, 2016
This review by Irmy Schweiger was published on the History of Asia discussion list in March 2016.
Harnisch, Bersick, and Gottwald, eds, China's International Roles, 2015
March 1, 2016
Reviewed by Olga Daksueva for the History of Diplomacy discussion list, March 2016.
Reeves, The Lone Flag -- Memoir of the British Consul in Macao during World War II, 2014
February 9, 2016
Augustine Meaher reviewed this book for the History of War discussion list in February 2016.
Radchenko, Unwanted Visionaries -- The Soviet Failure in Asia at the End of the Cold War (January 1, 2013)
January 27, 2016
Simon Miles reviewed Sergey Radchenko's book for the History of War discussion list.
Bickers and Howlett, eds., Britain and China, 1840-1970: Empire, Finance and War (July 7, 2015)
January 23, 2016
Reviewed by Stacie A. Kent for the History of Diplomacy discussion list.
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May 13, 2022
European views toward China are not uniform. Europeans recognize China's economic prowess and clearly favor continued ties, but majorities in much of Europe now have a negative view towards China.
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Tensions evident in the recent European Union-China virtual summit reflect the increasing skepticism in Europe toward China and the worries over Ukraine and economic ties as well as human rights and environmental issues.