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U.S. National Security Council, Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific, February 2018
This document was declassified in January 2021. It was drafted by National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster and Deputy NSA Matt Pottinger in 2017-2018.
DIUx, China's Technology Transfer Strategy, January 2018
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This report was issued by the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental in January 2018.
China in U.S. National Security Strategy Reports, 1987-2017
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观看 “中国牌:政治与政策”南加大美中学院十周年会议
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观看 “中国牌:政治与政策”南加大美中学院十周年会议。本次会议在2016年9月29日于南加州大学丽笙酒店举办。
Stein Ringen Discusses His Book "The Perfect Dictatorship: China In The 21st Century"
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Stein Ringen’s new book examines how China’s distinctive governmental system works and where it may be moving.
James Mattis, Remarks at Shangri-La Dialogue, June 3, 2017
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U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis spoke at the annual security issues conference in Singapore. The Question and Answer session is at at the end of the speech.
US Department of Defense, Military and Security Developments involving the People’s Republic of China, 2017
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This is the U.S. Department of Defense's annual report to Congress.
Andrade and Xing, Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai - Maritime East Asia in Global History, 1550-1700, 2016
The book edited by Andrade and Xing was reviewed for the H-Asia discussion list in May 2017. It is published here via creative commons license.
Republic of China (Taiwan), Quadrennial Defense Review, 2017
The Ministry of National Defense (MND), in compliance with Article 31 of the National Defense Act, is required to submit a Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) within ten months after each presidential inauguration.
Xu, Asia and the Great War, 2017
Xu Guoqi's book was reviewed for the history of war discussion list by Joseph Fonesca. It is reprinted via Creative Commons.
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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.
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Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
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?