TOPICS: ‘Sino-American relations’

The Dangerous Domestic Politics of U.S.-ChinaMay 03, 2013 / Daniel TwiningFortune magazineThe domestic political frictions produced by the bilateral relationship are, like the tensions between the established power and its rising challenger, intensifying.
Read more...Global Trends 2030: Scenarios for Asia’s strategic futureDecember 11, 2012 / Daniel TwiningForeign PolicyWhat kind of role Asia will play in the world, and how it will relate to the United States and other Western powers, in turn will be determined by what form of regional order is operative in 2030.
Read more...Why Beijing prefers ObamaNovember 05, 2012 / Minxin PeiIndia ExpressThe tight U.S. presidential race has raised anxieties around about the future of American foreign policy. Nowhere is the level of uncertainty and fear higher than in Beijing.
Read more...Andrew Small Discusses China On Wikistrat’s “Ask a Senior Analyst”August 28, 2012 / Andrew SmallWikistrat.com Transatlantic Fellow Andrew Small engaged in a 24-hour Q&A with Wikistrat Facebook followers to answer questions on a number of international issues including China-Pakistan relations, China's role in a post-2014 Afghanistan, China's military clout, and the possibility of the RMB displacing the dollar as the dominant reserve currency.
Read more...Superpower Denied? Why China’s ‘Rise’ May Have Already PeakedAugust 09, 2012 / Minxin PeiThe DiplomatHow a toxic mix of economic, demographic, environmental, political, and international challenges could end China's ascent.
Read more...A China policy primer for Xi Jinping’s visitFebruary 14, 2012 / Daniel TwiningIn Washington's internal debates over China policy, several schools of thought are vying for primacy. America's Sinologists should have a little more confidence that the United States can compete with China, not only in the contest for power but in the contest of ideas.
Read more...Taiwan’s Election and the Future of the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship: No End to the AffairJanuary 23, 2012 / Daniel TwiningNational Bureau of Asian ResearchDespite fears of a strategic crisis in Asia,  Taiwan’s presidential elections exemplified the normalcy of its democratic process.
Read more...Is the Obama administration willing to back up Clinton’s talk with action?October 14, 2011 / Daniel TwiningForeign Policy Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deserves credit for laying out a comprehensive vision for U.S. engagement in the coming Indo-Pacific century. The harder question is whether the Obama administration is committed to maintaining a favorable balance of power in the Asia-Pacific—without which Clinton's many laudable objectives will be impossible to meet.
Read more...Intensifying China-Pakistan TiesJuly 07, 2010 / Andrew SmallCouncil on Foreign RelationsOn Wednesday, China and Pakistan signed pacts on cooperation in agriculture, healthcare, justice, media, economy, and technology. Both sides also vowed to step up joint efforts against terrorism. But while the relationship between the two countries is strong, it's shadowed by Beijing's concerns about Pakistan's security threat and its impact on Chinese investment and personnel in Pakistan.
Read more...‘No-One Is Going to Be Bought Off by a Tiny Revaluation’June 26, 2010 / Andrew SmallSpiegel OnlineIn the run-up to the G-20 summit, China has tried to placate the United States with a revaluation of its currency. But the move is not a real change of course, explains the German Marshall Fund's Andrew Small in a Spiegel Online interview. He argues that the Chinese leadership is more concerned with deflecting external criticism than with the health of the global economy.
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