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Diplomacy
Passings, 2023
January 15, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
The Olympics Return to Beijing
February 3, 2022
Beijing becomes the first city to host both summer and winter games. International scrutiny of Chinese policies and practices has increased since the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Daniel Kritenbrink and Ely Ratner, Testimony on the U.S. Partnership with Taiwan, Dec. 8, 2021
December 8, 2021
These are the prepared remarks offered by Assistant Secretaries Kritenbrink and Ratner to open their testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Tennis in China
December 2, 2021
The Women’s Tennis Association is at odds with China’s government. How big is tennis in China?
US-China governments, Virtual Summit between Xi Jinping and Joseph Biden, Nov. 15, 2021
November 15, 2021
U.S. White House, Readout on the Virtual Summit
Nicholas Burns, Nominee for Ambassador to China, Oct. 20, 2021
October 20, 2021
These are the prepared remarks from Amb. (Ret.) Nicholas Burns at the start of his testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. In December 2021, Burns was confirmed as ambassador to China by a 76-18-7 vote.
Panda Power
August 26, 2021
For a creature whose numbers are small and whose natural habitat is tiny, those lovable pandas have played key global roles in conservation, science and even diplomacy.
Daniel Kritenbrink, Nominee to be Asst. Secretary of State for East Asia, June 15, 2021
June 15, 2021
Daniel Kritenbrink opened his testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in June 2021 with these remarks. He was confirmed as Assistant Secretary in September. He joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1994. Among his roles Kritenbrink was deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassy in Beijing (2013-2015) and senior director for Asian affairs at the National Security Council (2015-2017) before serving as ambassador to Vietnam (2017-2021). 72 senators voted to confirm him in this position. 28, all Republicans, opposed his nomination or did not vote.
John Kerry and Wang Yi, Remarks on North Korea, the South China Sea and other topics, February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met at the U.S. State Department and spoke to the press in the Ben Franklin Room.
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.
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January 4, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?