Zhao offers a quick history of China's foreign policy since 1949 and then offers a provocative assessment of it today.
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USCI’s Collection of Military Affairs Materials
November 3, 2021
Drawn from a variety of open sources, this collection focuses on strategic and security issues. USCI video presentations are listed at the bottom.
U.S. Army, Chinese Tactics, August 9, 2021
August 9, 2021
This U.S. Army publication (ATP 7-100.3) examines Chinese military tactics. It is part of a publication series addressing the military doctrines of various states. It focuses on army ground forces and tactical operations in offense, defense and related missions. The preface explains, “The tactics in this ATP are descriptive, and provide an orientation to tactics gathered from Chinese doctrine, translated literature, and observations from recent historical events.”
Increasing Military Spending
May 6, 2021
Global military expenditure rose 2.6% last year. The U.S. and China outspend the rest of the world.
U.S. and China on the Battlefield
September 10, 2020
The U.S. Department of Defense has just released information on Chinese military efforts. We've drawn on it and information from other sources to offer this comparison of American and Chinese military resources.
U.S. State Department, The PRC’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy, March 12, 2020
March 12, 2020
This is a transcript of a background press briefing done at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C. The briefing comes amidst heightened tensions in the U.S.-China relationship.
U.S. Dept. of Justice, Chinese Accused of Equifax Hack, Feb. 10, 2020
February 10, 2020
The U.S. Attorney General announced the indictment of four members of the People’s Liberation Army for the 2017 cybertheft of the personal data of millions of people from Equifax, a crediting reporting agency. Included here are his remarks, a press statement about the indictment and a link to the charging document.
Ronald Reagan, Arms Sales to Taiwan, August 17, 1982
October 22, 2019
President Reagan sent this memo to Secretary of State George Shultz and Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger. The document was classified as secret. It was made public in August 2019 by then National Security Advisor John Bolton.
Video: Pedro Loureiro on U.S. Naval Intelligence Assessments Of Prewar China And Japan
November 14, 2018
Pedro Loureiro provides an overview on his digital collection of primary sources highlighting the significant role played by Shanghai in support of the US Navy’s Intelligence process in pre-WWII Asia. This is the first in a lecture series titled "Los Angeles and Shanghai: The USC Nexus," co-organized by the USC East Asian Library and USC US-China Institute.
A Time of Uncertainty in US-Taiwan-China Relations
September 10, 2018
The Grassroots Diplomacy Council and the USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a symposium on the relationships of Taiwan, China, and the United States.
Stein Ringen Discusses His Book "The Perfect Dictatorship: China In The 21st Century"
July 31, 2017
Stein Ringen’s new book examines how China’s distinctive governmental system works and where it may be moving.
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