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.
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Diplomacy, Climate and U.S.-China Relations in the Age of Trump
The Berkeley Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk with David Rank, Former Acting Ambassador to China.
Exporting Censorship in the Digital Age: Lessons in Chinese Sharp Power
The Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University presents a talk by Dr. Glenn Tiffert on the use of technology to promote Chinese Party narratives.
The Pivot: The Future of American Statecraft in Asia
Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt M. Campbell, one of the chief architects of the pivot (also known as the rebalance), states in his new book, The Pivot: The Future of American Statecraft in Asia, that one of the central tenets of the Obama Administration’s pivot was building relationships with emerging Asian powers.
A "Comprehensive and Cooperative Partnership"?: Assessing China's Role in Latin America
As part of a project on China-Latin American relations at the Brookings Institution, Harold Trinkunas assesses how China’s growing economic relations actually influence politics and policies across the Latin American region. Trinkunas will be joined in conversation with Shorenstein APARC Fellow Thomas Fingar.
US-China Trade Relations under Trump
A panel of leading scholars will discuss current, past and present trade relations between both the U.S. and China.
A Changing Europe in an Uncertain World
Georgia Tech hosts a conference on “A Changing Europe in an Uncertain World.” It includes a panel on China and Russia.
Helleiner and Kirshner, eds., The Great Wall of Money - Power and Politics in China's International Monetary Relations, 2014
Winnie King reviewed this book for the History of Diplomacy discussion list. It is reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
China, Trump, and Trade
Shorenstein APARC presents a talk by Professor TJ Pempel. He will examine complex interrelations of international trade with particular attention to the broad role hitherto played by economic cooperation in reducing security tensions within East Asia and across the Asia-Pacific.
Book Launch: Crashback, The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific
Book launch and discussion of Michael Fabey's new book that discusses the political tensions between the U.S. and China in the South China Sea.
A Possible Buddhist Influence on Chinese Political Thought
The Stanford Ho Center for Buddhist Studies hosts a talk by Tim H. Barrett on how Buddhist traditions might have influenced the Chinese tradition of political thought.
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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.