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Where Great Powers Meet: America & China in Southeast Asia | David Shambaugh
December 08, 2020 17:12 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBRenowned China scholar David Shambaugh describes the broad-gauged and global competition for power, especially in Asia, underway between the United States and China in his new book, Where Great Powers Meet. Concentrating on Southeast Asia, Professor Shambaugh notes that the two countries constantly vie for position and influence across this highly significant area; the outcome of the contest may determine whether Asia leaves the American orbit after seventy years and falls into a Chinese sph...
Health & Climate | CHINA Town Hall 2020
December 01, 2020 22:56 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBAbout CHINA Town Hall: ncuscr.org/CTH. Confronting the global challenges of climate change and communicable disease cannot be achieved by any single country, but must be met by constructive cooperation among nations. Although the United States and China will compete in many areas, it is imperative they join forces to face these universal problems that affect global stability and endanger the world's most vulnerable people. On November 18, 2020, the National Committee held a discussio...
Economics & Trade | CHINA Town Hall 2020
December 01, 2020 21:29 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBAbout CHINA Town Hall: www.ncuscr.org/CTH. Robust bilateral economic and trade ties have been the greatest source of strength and foundation for engagement in the U.S.-China relationship for decades. Yet in recent years those ties have been frayed by an ongoing trade war, the threat of decoupling, and a global economic and public health crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Committee held a conversation on November 17, 2020 with Amy Celico (Albright Stonebridge Gro...
Society & Culture | CHINA Town Hall 2020
November 18, 2020 21:42 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBLearn more at ncuscr.org/CTH. Starting with ping-pong diplomacy in 1971, cultural diplomacy has played a pivotal role in facilitating mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and China. This event will gather leading cultural figures to discuss how, despite sometimes turbulent political and economic relations, food and film continue to reveal our shared humanity and connect us through culture. On November 12, 2020, the National Committee held a discussion wit...
Ray Dalio | CHINA Town Hall 2020
November 12, 2020 18:50 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBSign up for more CHINA Town Hall 2020 events: http://www.ncuscr.org/CTH Renowned investor, philanthropist, and best-selling author Ray Dalio discusses today's most important issues, and the critical roles the United States and China play in an era of rapid global change, at the 14th annual CHINA Town Hall Keynote on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Ray Dalio and his family have been deeply involved in business and philanthropic efforts in China for 35 years. He is the author of the best-selli...
Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise | Scott Rozelle
November 10, 2020 02:18 - 1 hour - 108 MBAs its glittering urban skylines attest, China has apparently quickly transformed itself from a place of stark poverty into a modern, urban, technologically savvy economic powerhouse. Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell show in Invisible China, however, that the truth is much more complicated and perhaps deeply concerning. China’s growth has relied heavily on unskilled labor. Most of the workers who have fueled the country’s rise come from rural villages and have never attended high school. The...
American Officials Visit Taiwan | Margaret Lewis, Shelley Rigger
November 08, 2020 18:47 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBIn August 2020, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II visited Taiwan, the highest level American cabinet officer to do so since the establishment of diplomatic relations with the PRC. A month later Under Secretary of State Keith Krach followed, representing the U.S. government at former President Lee Teng-hui’s funeral. What do these high-level visits suggest about the Trump administration’s policies toward Taiwan and the PRC, and about cross-strait relations?...
China from a U.S. Policy Perspective | Eric Heikkila
November 04, 2020 22:47 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBHow does the rise of China alter the context in which U.S. policy should be assessed? In China from a U.S. Policy Perspective, Professor Eric Heikkila divides policy into three broad areas: economics, sustainability, and geopolitics. In each one, he analyzes key policy issues, demonstrating how a growing China exerts pressure on American policy, not explicitly through lobbying or negotiation, but implicitly through the reality it creates. Dr. Heikkila argues that at a time of increasing bila...
The Deer and the Dragon: Southeast Asia and China in the 21st Century | Donald Emmerson, Ann Murphy
November 02, 2020 22:09 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBAt a meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum in 2010, the Chinese foreign minister, angered by a question about the South China Sea dispute, declared: “China is a big country and other countries are small countries, and that is just a fact.” The authors whose essays are collected in The Deer and the Dragon examine the nature, dynamics, and implications of that fact – and the inequality that has resulted between China and the countries of Southeast Asia. What does the history of Sino-Southe...
U.S.-China Maritime Conflict and Dispute Management in the South China Sea
October 28, 2020 14:48 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBTensions between the United States and China regarding the South China Sea are rising along with the recent broader breakdown of bilateral relations. The legitimacy of historical rights claims, entitlements and rights of other claimant states such as the Philippines and Vietnam, and the boundaries of freedom of navigation operations are among the central issues. Despite their differences, both the United States and China wish to avoid conflict and uphold professionalism at sea. Is there an...
Rivers of Iron: Railroads and Chinese Power in Southeast Asia | David Lampton
October 22, 2020 18:28 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBIn 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the One Belt One Road policy, later known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a global development strategy involving infrastructure projects and associated financing around the world. While the Chinese government frames the plan as one promoting transnational connectivity, critics see it as part of a strategy to achieve global dominance. Rivers of Iron examines one aspect of the BRI: China’s effort to create an inter-country railway sys...
Tensions in the Himalayas: The India-China Border Dispute
October 15, 2020 14:12 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBRecent border disputes between China and India began in April, escalating to a deadly clash on June 15. Indian authorities reported that 20 troops died in the hand-to-hand combat using clubs and rocks; the Chinese side has not released casualty information. In August, India accused China of provoking military tensions; China claimed that the stand-off was entirely India’s fault. The following month, China accused India of firing shots at its troops; India in turn accused China of firing shot...
Has China Won?: The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy | Kishore Mahbubani
October 15, 2020 13:59 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBChina and the United States are the world powers of the 21st century. With many differences in political philosophy and diplomatic methods, they approach each other warily and communicate poorly. In Has China Won?: The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy, Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani, a former Singaporean diplomat and prolific scholar with access to policymakers in Beijing and Washington, has written a guide to the deep fault lines in the relationship, an assessment of the risks of confron...
China’s Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom & Vast Corruption | Yuen Yuen Ang
October 09, 2020 15:02 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBHow has China grown so fast for so long despite extensive corruption? In China's Gilded Age, Yuen Yuen Ang argues that although all corruption is harmful, it does not always hurt growth. Different forms of corruption have disparate impact; certain types actually stimulate investment and development while simultaneously posing serious risks for economic and political systems. Using a range of sources, Dr. Ang explains the evolution of Chinese corruption, how it differs from that of the West a...
When the Red Gates Opened: A Memoir of China’s Reawakening
October 05, 2020 16:22 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBDori Jones Yang was among the first American correspondents to cover China at the beginning of the reform era. Her memoir, When the Red Gates Opened, follows her rise from rookie reporter to experienced journalist. Her cross-cultural romance gave her deeper insights into how Deng Xiaoping’s reforms led to hopes for better lives. This sense of possibility reached its peak in 1989, when peaceful protesters filled Tiananmen Square, demanding democracy, among other things. On the ground in Beiji...
Feminist & Inclusive Foreign Policy and the U.S.-China Relationship
September 25, 2020 13:32 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBAt a time when prominent voices in the U.S. foreign policy community – from both sides of the aisle – are calling upon the United States to take a new approach towards China, many are putting forward new ideas to define what a "new era" would look like. An increasingly timely discussion has revolved around making more direct connections between gender equality and national security – a "Feminist Foreign Policy." On September 18, 2020, the National Committee held a virtual Congressional sta...
Pandemic and Politics: U.S.-China Investment in 1H 2020
September 22, 2020 19:39 - 1 hour - 106 MBOn September 17, 2020, Rhodium Group’s founding partner Daniel Rosen and its "Two-Way Street" report authors Thilo Hanemann and Adam Lysenko joined National Committee President Stephen Orlins to discuss their latest report, a mid-year review of the latest trends in U.S.-China investment and an analysis of the political dynamics and market developments behind them. Read the new mid-year report on ncuscr.org
America in the World by Robert Zoellick
September 22, 2020 15:04 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBStarting with Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson, and concluding with Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan, and James Baker, with comments on the foreign policies of Presidents Trump and Obama, in /America in the World/ Robert Zoellick tells the story of U.S. diplomacy. The National Committee held a virtual program on September 15, 2020 with Ambassador Robert Zoellick in conversation with Financial Times editor and correspondent Lionel Barber. The event was hosted by Nat...
Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the World | Michael Schuman
September 19, 2020 23:53 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBJust as world maps look different depending on where they are produced, so narratives of world history vary according to who is telling the story. In /Superpower Interrupted/, Michael Schuman describes how the Chinese view their own and world history and how those perceptions shape China's economic policy, attitudes toward the world, relations with its neighbors, positions on democracy and human rights, and notions of good governance. The National Committee held a virtual program with author...
Fateful Decisions: Choices that Will Shape China’s Future | Thomas Fingar, Jean C. Oi
August 28, 2020 15:28 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBChina faces major demographic, economic, social, political, and foreign policy challenges. The experts whose analyses make up Fateful Decisions examine the choices facing China’s leaders. President Xi Jinping has laid out ambitious goals with little in the way of detailed policy to explain how they will be achieved. A s China’s economy slows and population ages, the demand for and costs of health care, elder care, education, and other social benefits are increasing. At the same time, global ...
How Can Diplomacy Avert a New Cold War with China? | Susan Thornton, Beatrice Camp
August 25, 2020 23:41 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBOn August 17, 2020, the National Committee hosted a virtual program with retired American diplomats Susan Thornton and Beatrice Camp to discuss the place of diplomacy in U.S. policy toward China and beyond.
A Sensational Encounter with High Socialist China | Paul Pickowicz
August 19, 2020 15:51 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBPaul Pickowicz, long a professor of Chinese history at the University of California, San Diego, was among the first Americans to go to China after the People’s Republic of China was established in 1949. He kept a detailed journal and took nearly a thousand photographs during his four-week stay, some of which are collected in A Sensational Encounter with High Socialist China, a recollection of the historic visit. Professor Pickowicz uses the five senses to draw the reader into his experiences...
Bilateral Breakdown: Science and Education in the Crossfire | Philip Bucksbaum, Bradley Farnsworth
August 18, 2020 18:02 - 1 hour - 68 MBAs U.S.-China relations continue to deteriorate, two components of the relationship that have been successful in the past are increasingly coming under attack: higher education and scientific collaboration. On August 6, 2020, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, and Michigan-China Innovation Center held the final in a series of “Bilateral Breakdown” webinars exploring U.S.-China relations through the lens of disengagement. Speakers Ph...
Tiktok, Wechat, and U.S.-China Decoupling | Melissa Hathaway, Gary Rieschel
August 17, 2020 20:33 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBRecent Executive Orders banning transactions with ByteDance and Tencent in 45 days have left the future of Tiktok and WeChat in the United States in question. What do they mean for U.S.-China technology decoupling and two-way venture capital investing? What are the implications for U.S.-China relations? The National Committee held an urgent discussion with cybersecurity expert Ms. Melissa Hathaway and tech investor Mr. Gary Rieschel on August 13, 2020 to discuss the reasons for the Executi...
Anti-Asian Racism in the United States: Current Issues and Sino-U.S. Relations
August 17, 2020 18:12 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBOn August 5, 2020, the National Committee hosted a virtual program with - Anla Cheng, founder & CEO of SupChina - Erika Lee, Regents Professor of American History and director of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota - Nancy Yao Maasbach, president of the Museum of Chinese in America - Jerry Yang, National Committee board member and co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo! The speakers discussed discrimination, generational divides, the model minority myth, and Si...
The Scientist and the Spy: China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage | Mara Hvistendahl
August 11, 2020 22:10 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBIn September 2011, sheriff’s deputies noticed three ethnic Chinese men near an Iowa cornfield. What started as a trespassing inquiry turned into a two-year FBI operation in which investigators bugged the men’s rental cars, used a warrant intended for foreign terrorists and spies, and flew surveillance planes over corn country – all to protecting Monsanto and DuPont Pioneer trade secrets. In The Scientist and the Spy, Mara Hvistendahl describes the unusually far-reaching investigation, which ...
Lessons Learned Amid a Pandemic: How the United States and China can Collaborate on Global Health Crises
August 10, 2020 20:58 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBIn mid-July 2020, the National Committee convened a virtual session of its U.S.-China Track II Dialogue on Healthcare. Coming in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the participants focused on how our two nations can work together on global health crises in such areas as public health reforms, containment strategies, and healthcare delivery. On July 30, 2020, the National Committee hosted a virtual public event to hear takeaways and lessons learned from the Healthcare Dialogue discussi...
Perspectives from Rural China | Matthew Chitwood, Mei Lan
July 28, 2020 19:36 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBIn October 2015, during the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, the Party committed to eliminating rural poverty by 2020. The goal was reiterated at the 19th National Party Congress in 2017. Now that we are halfway through 2020, what is the state of poverty elimination in rural China? What has been the impact of COVID-19? How are “left behind” children doing, especially now that some migrant laborers have been unable to return to their urban jobs beca...
Amy Qin, Olivia Qi Zhang | Behind the Byline: A Crossroads for U.S.-China Journalism
July 20, 2020 16:01The past few months have seen drastic restrictions on American journalists in China and Chinese journalists in the United States. On July 16, 2020, The National Committee’s Young China Professionals (YCP) held an event to go behind the byline and hear candid reflections from two journalists who have been at the front lines of reporting in the United States and China. Olivia Zhang is the chief U.S. correspondent for Caixin Media and Amy Qin is a China correspondent for The New York Times. The...
Deborah Brautigam, Jendayi Frazer | China, Africa, and American Policy
July 02, 2020 20:52 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBIn April 2020, reports about the poor treatment of African residents in Guangzhou were published around the world, including in the United States. COVID-19 had exacerbated the sometimes tense relationship between Africans and Chinese in China. China has invested in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors across Africa in recent decades, as well as in infrastructure development through loans, export credits, and official development assistance. What is the nature of the financing, and of th...
Frank H. Wu | High Stakes for Higher Education
July 02, 2020 18:45 - 46 minutes - 34.6 MBOn June 18, 2020, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations hosted a webinar with Frank H. Wu, President of Queens College and former President of the Committee of 100. In a moderated conversation with NCUSCR President Steve Orlins, Mr. Wu discussed the impact that coronavirus and the U.S. Department of Justice's China Initiative will have on higher education and the future of Chinese students in the United States. He also elaborated on the continuing importance of educational exchange....
Yingyi Ma | Ambitious and Anxious: How Chinese Undergraduates Succeed and Struggle in American Higher Education
July 01, 2020 13:45 - 1 hour - 86 MBIn her new book, "Ambitious and Anxious: How Chinese Undergraduates Succeed and Struggle in American Higher Education," based on research conducted both in the United States and in China, Yingyi Ma argues that Chinese college student experiences of American education spring from the enormous social changes in China of the last few decades, creating both ambition and anxiety. She offers some policy suggestions to American educators and administrators, starting with the recruitment process, ru...
James Carter | Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai
June 29, 2020 21:36 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBWhat were some of the forces roiling Shanghai, and by extension, China as a whole, in the early 1940’s? In Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai, Dr. James Carter describes the many worlds of Shanghai on the eve of World War II, focusing on the city’s famed race track a few weeks before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In capturing the confluence of these three disparate, coexisting worlds on November 12, 1941, Professor Carter explores the multi-faceted history of old Shanghai and ...
Bill Ford | Navigating China’s Technological Rise: Investing in Innovation
June 26, 2020 14:52 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBThe National Committee on U.S.-China Relations held a webinar with NCUSCR board director William "Bill" Ford, CEO of General Atlantic, on June 15, 2020. In a moderated conversation with NCUSCR President Stephen Orlins, Mr. Ford discussed the future of cross border technology investment and market access, the impact of U.S. and Chinese domestic policy and the trade war on foreign direct investment, and key investment areas for collaboration between the United States and China. This was th...
Margaret Lewis | The U.S. Department of Justice's China Initiative
June 11, 2020 22:50 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBThe Department of Justice launched the China Initiative in November 2018 to counter national security threats emanating from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In February 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that it had launched about a thousand active investigations under the Initiative; the China Initiative is gaining momentum. In a forthcoming article, Seton Hall University Law Professor Margaret K. Lewis argues that using “China” as the glue connecting cases under...
Jennifer Ho, John Pomfret | The Coronavirus, Anti-Asian Racism in the United States, and Sino-American Relations
June 10, 2020 17:19 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBWith the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, reports of racism against Asian-Americans have risen sharply, drawing renewed attention to issues of bias, immigration, and the place of Asian-Americans in society. The current surge of anti-Asian incidents highlights a troubling history, and reinforces the urgent need to examine, understand, and confront these issues that affect the lives of Asian-Americans, influence American perceptions of China, and ultimately affect Sino-American relatio...
Jude Blanchette, Sun Yun | Two Sessions, Two Directions, Many Challenges
June 09, 2020 19:36 - 1 hour - 105 MBThe 2020 annual meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), known as the “Two Sessions” or “Lianghui,” were originally scheduled to begin in Beijing on March 5. The meetings were postponed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, and new dates were announced in late April: the CPPCC meeting began instead on May 21 and the NPC on May 22. At past Two Sessions, the leadership unveiled its target for GDP growth for the yea...
Coronavirus Crisis: Prospects for U.S.-China Cooperation in Combatting the Global Economic Downturn
June 09, 2020 19:24 - 1 hour - 123 MBAs the COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented challenges to every level of the global economy, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is bringing together leading American and Chinese experts on economics and trade to share analysis and projections on the issues. We invite you to join us for a series of virtual programs, Coronavirus Crisis: What it means for U.S.-China Economic & Trade Relations, over the next month. The final program in the series, Coronavirus Crisis: Prospects...
Laura Silver | American Views on China: A Pew Research Center Survey
May 27, 2020 22:26 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MBThe Pew Research Center has been polling American adults on their perceptions of China since 2005. The latest report, based on interviews conducted in March 2020, shows that growing numbers of Americans have become increasingly negative about China. For the first time, more than half of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 held unfavorable views of China. The National Committee held a virtual program on May 14, 2020, with Pew Research Center Senior Researcher Dr. Laura Silver to discuss...
Amb. Robert Zoellick | 2020 Annual Members Program FULL EVENT
May 27, 2020 21:10 - 1 hour - 107 MBThe National Committee on U.S.-China Relations was pleased to host a virtual conversation on May 19, 2020, with Ambassador Robert Zoellick, former U.S. Trade Representative and president of the World Bank, among other positions in and outside of government. Fifteen years have passed since his “responsible stakeholder” speech at the National Committee’s 2005 Gala dinner. Ambassador Zoellick offered reflections on his 2005 speech and the policy implications of his approach for the United State...
Amb. Robert Zoellick | “Responsible Stakeholder” Fifteen Years Later
May 26, 2020 19:34 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MBThis speech is an excerpt from the National Committee 2020 Members Program. To hear NCUSCR Chair Ambassador Carla Hills introduction, as well as the extensive q&a with NCUSCR President Stephen Orlins, please listen to the next episode, "Amb. Robert Zoellick | 2020 Annual Members Program FULL EVENT." The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations was pleased to host a virtual conversation on May 19, 2020, with Ambassador Robert Zoellick, former U.S. Trade Representative and president of th...
Coronavirus Crisis: Prospects for U.S.-China Economic and Trade Relations
May 22, 2020 15:33 - 1 hour - 114 MBAs the COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented challenges to every level of the global economy, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is bringing together leading American and Chinese experts on economics and trade to share analysis and projections on the issues. We invite you to join us for a series of virtual programs, Coronavirus Crisis: What it means for U.S.-China Economic & Trade Relations, over the next month. The second program in the series, Coronavirus Crisis: Prospect...
U.S.-China Investment: 2020 Report Launch
May 16, 2020 00:28 - 1 hour - 121 MBA deteriorating bilateral relationship and growing regulatory scrutiny have changed the trajectory of capital flows between the United States and China over the past three years. The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to further disrupt two-way investment, as weak Chinese consumption and supply chain risks make U.S. companies re-think their China footprint, and Chinese investors face continued headwinds from domestic restrictions on outbound capital flows and U.S. regulators wary of opportunistic f...
Anja Manuel, Paul Triolo | China’s Tech Rise: Critical Technology Regulation and its Industry Impact
May 14, 2020 14:58 - 1 hour - 103 MBAs the impact of technology gains increasing strategic importance in the U.S.-China relationship, the National Committee hosted the second session of Navigating China's Technological Rise, a series of virtual programs on the critical issues and policies affecting the technology industry and its impact on Sino-American ties. The second program of the series, Critical Technology Regulation and its Industry Impact, which took place on May 8, 2020, featuring discussion and Q&A with NCUSCR D...
Coronavirus Crisis: The Short- and Long-Term Economic Impact in China and the United States
May 12, 2020 18:39 - 1 hour - 126 MBAs the COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented challenges to every level of the global economy, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is bringing together leading American and Chinese experts on economics and trade to share analysis and projections on the issues. We invite you to join us for a series of virtual programs, Coronavirus Crisis: What it means for U.S.-China Economic & Trade Relations, over the next month. The first program in the series, Coronavirus Crisis: The Short ...
COVID-19 and the U.S.-China Relationship: Lessons for Collaboration in Global Health
May 07, 2020 23:40 - 1 hour - 101 MBThe arrival of the coronavirus in both China and the United States has further strained an already frayed bilateral relationship. Yet, if the world is to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future health crises, the two nations must work together to confront the immediate issues of medical treatment and equipment, and the longer-term need to develop and produce necessary vaccines. On April 28, 2020, the National Committee hosted a virtual program where Joan Kaufman of Schwarzma...
Adm. Dennis Blair | Navigating China’s Technological Rise: Charting a Course from Competition to Collaboration
May 04, 2020 18:36 - 1 hour - 94.8 MBAs the impact of technology gains increasing strategic importance in the U.S.-China relationship, we launched Navigating China's Technological Rise, a series of virtual programs featuring conversations with leading experts on the critical issues and policies affecting the technology industry and its impact on Sino-American ties. Former National Intelligence Director and Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command Admiral Dennis Blair was the featured speaker for the first event in the s...
Graham Allison | In War Against Coronavirus: Is China Foe – or Friend?
May 01, 2020 17:12 - 1 hour - 104 MBIn its fight against the coronavirus, should the United States consider China an enemy or a partner? “Viruses carry no passports, have no ideology, and respect no borders,” write Dr. Graham Allison and Mr. Christopher Li of Harvard University in a March essay in The National Interest, but our response to the pandemic will affect domestic and global economic growth, confidence in governments, and national standing around the world. Despite great differences between the United States and China...
M. Taylor Fravel | Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy Since 1949
April 30, 2020 02:09 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBSince the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, China’s leaders have devised nine different military strategies, also known as ‘strategic guidelines.’ In "Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy since 1949," M. Taylor Fravel explores the range and intensity of threats faced by the country, illuminating China’s past and present military goals and how it has sought to achieve them. Dr. Fravel shows why transformations in military strategy were pursued at some times and n...
Yuen Yuen Ang, Amy Celico, Elizabeth Knup | COVID-19 and the U.S.-China Relationship: Collision or Collaboration?
April 24, 2020 20:05 - 1 hour - 120 MBAs the novel coronavirus and resulting illness, COVID-19, spread across China and now the United States and much of the world, national governments have had to scramble to address this unprecedented health threat. At the same time, the pandemic has caused an enormous strain in U.S.-China relations at a time when the two countries are contending with an on-going trade war and other sources of friction. On April 14, 2020, the National Committee hosted a virtual program with three experts: Yu...