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Xi Jinping Comes to Washington

sherry — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Vice President Joe Biden will host Vice President Xi Jinping of China on February 14–17. Xi, who is 58 years old, is the heir apparent to China’s top leader Hu Jintao. He will become secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) this fall at the 18th Party Congress and will become China’s president in March 2013.

Taiwan’s 2012 Presidential Election

ian — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Q1: Who are the candidates?

Freeman Report November/December 2011 - Vol.11, No.11&12

ecurran — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Feature Article:

Offense-Defense Gaming in the Asia-Pacific: Sinoamerican Ties Enter a New Era?

By Dr. Zhu Feng

Excerpt:

Implementing Health Care Reform Policies in China

jdunton — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

China’s health system has spanned the antipodes of potential health system models, ranging from a pure government delivery model to one radically driven by profit incentives, and now China is seeking a hybrid to suit its hybrid economy.

U.S.-China Defense Consultative Talks on December 7

ian — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Q1: What is the purpose of the U.S.-China Defense Consultative Talks (DCT)?

China's Emerging Global Health and Foreign Aid Engagement in Africa

jdunton — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

This volume is a compilation of papers that were written for the Conference on China’s Emerging Global Health and Foreign Aid Engagement, sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS), in Beijing on May 24, 2011, as part of a larger CSIS initiative to examine the global health engagement of the BRIC countries

Taiwan’s 2012 Presidential Elections and Cross-Strait Relations

jdunton — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Since Ma Ying-jeou assumed the presidency in 2008, relations across the Taiwan Strait have improved dramatically. In the past three and half years, 16 agreements have been signed on practical matters that have largely benefited the people on both sides of the Strait. Restrictions on trade and economic ties between Taiwan and mainland China are gradually being dismantled.

Freeman Briefing: China's Investment in the United States

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Over the past decade Chinese investment flows to the United States have grown rapidly. These increased flows have brought with them domestic concern that China’s investments are strategic moves by the Chinese government to acquire U.S. natural resources and technology to aid China’s burgeoning economy.

Freeman Report October 2011 - Vol.11, No.10

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Feature Article:

Preparing for Competition, Working for Cooperation: U.S. Eyes on China-Africa Relations

By Zhang Chun

Excerpt:

Freeman Report September 2011 - Vol.11, No.9

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Over the past several months, I’ve had a number of conversations about China with Washington trade policy types that reflect a level of frustration greater than even the usual angst.Rather than concern over any specific bilateral trade issue, however, the frustration is best summed up by a question privately posed by one administration official: “How do we get China to pay attention

Freeman Report July-August 2011 - Vol.11, No.7-8

xlu — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Tensions have been on the rise in the South China Sea since 2009, although they seem to have gradually subsided more recently.

Is China’s Aircraft Carrier a Threat to U.S. Interests?

ian — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

On August 10, 2011, China’s first aircraft carrier set sail from Dalian Port on its maiden voyage. Announcing the sailing, China’s Defense Ministry stated that the inaugural sea trial would be brief; some Hong Kong media have estimated the trial would last 15 days.

U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations in the Run-up to 2012 Elections in Taiwan and the U.S. and Leadership Transition in China

ecurran — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Eased tensions and increased economic integration between Taiwan and Mainland China in recent years have contributed substantially to the stabilization of the triangular relationship among Taiwan, China and the United States.

China's Stake in the U.S. Debt Crisis

sherry — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

China is one of the primary holders of U.S. dollar–denominated debt. As President Obama and the leaders in the U.S. Congress debate solutions to the debt ceiling crisis, Chinese leaders are watching closely.

Q1: What are the implications for China?

China's New Leftists and the China Model Debate after the Financial Crisis

sherry — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, China’s leadership is now paying specific attention to potential limits of the free market system as a basis for achieving optimum policy outcomes.

Freeman Report June 2011 - Vol.11, No. 5-6

xlu — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The uprisings sweeping the whole Middle East since the beginning of this year – better known as the “Arab Spring” in the United States – have been watched closely by people in China.

Capacity and Resolve

jdunton — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The last decade has seen the United States involved in two wars, an ongoing worldwide struggle against terrorism, and more recently a severe economic recession. This period has exposed two great structural challenges facing the United States. First, in a globalized world, vectors of prosperity quickly become vectors of insecurity. And second, the center of gravity in world affairs is shifting to Asia.

A Shifting Balance: Chinese Assessments Of U.S. Power

ian — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Beijing’s assessment of the global balance of power, especially American power and the position of China vis-à-vis the United States, is a critical factor in Chinese foreign policy decisionmaking.

China's Exchange Rate Politics

jdunton — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

On June 19, 2010, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, announced with much fanfare that China would allow the resumption of the renminbi’s (RMB) steady appreciation against the dollar through “a managed floating exchange rate regime” tied to a basket of currencies.

Global Forecast 2011

jdunton — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

sherry — Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: What is the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue?

Freeman Report March-April 2011 – Vol. 11, No. 3-4

xlu — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Climate change has emerged as one of the top security challenges of the early 21st century. For the most part, China and the United States are central to mitigating global warming for current and future generations.

U.S.-China Military Relations: The Weakest Link

ian — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Originally Published in the China US Focus reprinted with permission.

Freeman Report January-February 2011 Vol. 11, No. 1-2

xlu — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

If one were keeping a historical scorecard, by country, of great innovations, China would be at or near the top. Chinese invented iron casting, porcelain, automatic seed planters, paper, gunpowder and movable type; all of which were in use in China centuries before the Europeans adopted (and adapted) them. The past 300 years, however, have not been kind to Chinese innovation.

Memorandum to President Hu Jintao

mentman — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

MEMORANDUM

To:          President Hu Jintao
From:    Freeman Chair in China Studies
Date:     January 18, 2010
Re:         What Do the Americans Want?

Economics, Trade, and the Hu Jintao Visit

mentman — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Q1: What economic and trade outcomes are likely from the upcoming visit of President Hu Jintao of China?

Hu Jintao’s Upcoming U.S. Visit

mentman — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Q1: What does the United States hope to achieve?

Regional Monetary Cooperation in East Asia

jdunton — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

After a decade of negotiations revolving around regional monetary cooperation, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus China, Japan, and South Korea (ASEAN + 3) finally reached agreement to establish a regional foreign reserve pool in February 2009. The formation of the Asian foreign reserve pool has, however, not been greeted with universal enthusiasm.

Key Players in Global Health

jdunton — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

This report represents the first step in an 18-month CSIS initiative focused on how the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) countries and South Africa are influencing activities, practices, and strategies in the area of global health diplomacy.

Freeman Report October-November 2010 - Vol. 10, No. 10-11

xlu — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The narcotics trade has a long history in China, most notoriously during the end of the 19th Century and beginning of the 20th when foreign, primarily British, exports of opium had such a devastating impact.

Green Dragons

jdunton — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The negotiations held under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen in December 2009 fell well short of global expectations. The UNFCCC process is intended to reach an agreement in which near-term national interests are set aside in the interest of future generations of the world as a whole.

Freeman Report Sept 2010 -- vol. 8, no. 9

xlu — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) between Beijing and Taipei on June 29 was indeed a significant and concrete milestone in cross-Strait relations. It builds on a series of agreements that has rapidly expanded direct links and economic ties since President Ma Ying-jeou took office in May 2008.

Freeman Report June-July 2010 - Vol.8 , No. 6-7

xlu — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Amidst a roaring recovery of the housing market beginning in the fourth quarter of 2009, the State Council announced some tough-sounding policies to cool the market in April 2010. Although these policies have worked to slow transaction volume in China’s major cities, prices have barely fallen nearly four months after these policies.

Asia's Response to Climate Change and Natural Disasters

jdunton — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

This new report by energy, regional, and humanitarian disaster specialists at CSIS examines the politics of climate change in Asia, the region’s response to natural disasters, and the implications for the future geometry of Asia’s institutions and U.S. policy in the region. The assessment looks broadly at two areas of nontraditional security cooperation in Asia: (1) climate change, including the domestic political factors in Asia and the regional strategies for securing low-carbon pathways; and (2) regional approaches to disaster management. The volume draws on case studies to assess the utility of existing and emerging institutions—the promises as well as the problems—as the United States and the region seek greater cooperation on both traditional and nontraditional security challenges. The authors discuss the problems related to lack of coordination at different levels, the uncertain role of the military, and continuing gaps in resources and expertise in key organizations.

Freeman Report May 2010 - Vol.8 , No.5

xlu — Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

During the last two months, nuclear issues have been on the front burner in the United States, with the issuance of the Nuclear Posture Review, the signing of the U.S.-Russia nuclear arms reduction pact, and the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington and NPT review conference at the United Nations.

Responding to Change on the Korean Peninsula

jdunton — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Recent events in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) demonstrate that stability and regime survival are not guaranteed.

Freeman Report March-April 2010 - vol. 8, no.3-4

xlu — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

On March 17, five U.S. senators introduced a new bipartisan bill, making it easier for the United States to declare a country as a currency manipulator. Even if the bill is not passed, the Obama Administration
is expected to put additional pressure on China to raise the value of its currency, the Renminbi (RMB), against the U.S. dollar.

President Obama to Meet the Dalai Lama

sherry — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Q1: Have past U.S. presidents met with the Dalai Lama?

Freeman Report Jan-Feb 2010 - vol. 8, no. 1-2

xlu — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

In choosing Shanghai, the largest commercial city in mainland China, as the first stop of his state visit to China in November last year, President Obama became the first U.S. president since Nixon to do so.

Analysis of Secretary of State Clinton’s Asia Architecture Speech

ian — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered an important speech at the East-West Center in Hawaii on Tuesday explaining the United States’ enduring interests in the Asia-Pacific region and the intention of the Obama administration to play a leading role in constructing an open and inclusive regional architecture for the future.

Building Trust Across the Taiwan Strait

ian — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

In the 18 months since Ma Ying-jeou’s inauguration, Taiwan’s relations with mainland China have improved at a rapid pace. The resumption of quasi-official talks between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait has led to a series of landmark agreements.

The China Factor in Iran's Nuclear Strategy

sherry — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Iran’s apparently clandestine efforts to build a nuclear weapons program are a major foreign policy challenge for the Obama administration. Last year, President Obama challenged the Islamic republic to cease its nuclear program by the end of December or the United States would be forced to consider new economic sanctions.

Freeman Report Vol 7, No 11-12

xlu — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Cross-Strait relations have improved dramatically since President Ma took office in May 2008. The key to this development was Ma’s “no independence, no unification and no use of force” declaration that essentially relieved the PRC of its worst nightmare, i.e., Taiwan’s formal declaration of independence.

Freeman Report October 2009 - vol. 7, no. 10

xlu — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Japan-U.S.-China strategic triangle is carefully watched across East Asia as the touchstone for regional peace and stability. A U.S.-Japan alliance that overtly seeks to contain China risks a dangerous scramble for Cold War style alignments across the region. A U.S.-China relationship that is too close risks marginalizing Japan and the other middle and small powers with her.

Is China Ready to Challenge the Dollar?

jdunton — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Amid the fallout from the global financial crisis, much has been written about whether the United States can continue as the world's predominant economic power and whether the emerging BRIC economies, particularly China, are poised to challenge the current financial and economic architecture. In recent months, speculation has focused on the future of the U.S.

China’s Health amidst the Global Economic Crisis

jdunton — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The current economic crisis has hit China hard. China's high savings rate is a significant deterrent to boosting domestic consumption, and with little sign of a resumption of global demand for Chinese exports, the leadership recognized early in the crisis that it needed to take aggressive action to ensure growth from alternative sources.

Freeman Report September 2009 Issue - vol. 7, no. 9

ian — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Observers of cross-strait relations between Taiwan and mainland China are getting past their skepticism that a breakthrough in the pair’s economic relationship is afoot, and starting to examine the significance for the two and – directly and indirectly – for the United States. This is tricky analysis for a couple of reasons.

A Blowout in U.S.-China Trade?

ian — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

On Friday, September 11, President Obama decided to levy new tariffs on imported tires from China over a three-year period, after a U.S International Trade Commission (USITC) finding that the domestic tire industry had been harmed by a surge in tire imports of 215 percent since 2004.

Freeman Report June/July Issue - Vol. 7, No. 6/7

xlu — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

It was a rare “kumbaya” moment. All kinds of people - Chinese and foreign - celebrated after the Chinese government succumbed to international and domestic pressure and announced the “postponement” of its edict that all computers sold after July 1st would have to be sold with “Green Dam - Youth Escort” censorware pre-installed.

The U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

pfrank — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The United States and China will convene the first annual joint Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in Washington on July 27–28. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will lead the U.S. delegation. Vice Premier Wang Qishan and State Councilor Dai Bingguo will lead the PRC delegation.