UPCOMING EVENT
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
9:30 AM to 7/15/2009 12:15:00 PM
Washington, DC
On July 14 and 15, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) at Brookings and the Institute of International Relations (IIR) at Taiwan’s National Chengchi University will host leading experts from Taiwan and the United States for the 38th Taiwan-U.S. Conference on Contemporary China. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Richard C. Bush III, June 27, 2009, China Times
Taiwan and China have made impressive progress over the last year improving relations in the political and economic arenas, but China’s People’s Liberation Army has continued to procure and deploy equipment that puts Taiwan at risk. Richard Bush points out that the rate of growth is a bit less than previous years but it still raises the question, what is going on? Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael E. O'Hanlon and Stephen J. Solarz, June 24, 2009, USA Today
Michael O'Hanlon and Stephen Solarz write that with China’s lead—and U.S. support—Pyongyang could be brought to its knees and given the choice of watching its economy collapse or giving up nuclear weapons. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
David Shambaugh, June 15, 2009, The New York Times
Hu Jintao's recent visit to Moscow showed off the significant strides in bilateral relations between China and Russia. David Shambaugh notes that the real challenge for the United States and Europe is to engage both nations in a broader global partnership and to break the Beijing-Moscow duopoly that often splits the U.N. Security Council. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Chad P. Bown, Winter/Spring 2009, The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs
The political handling of the ongoing U.S.–China trade disputes is critically important both to the international trade system and the long-term relevance of the WTO. In an article in the Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Chad P. Bown explains what to expect from both sides and which issues are likely to emerge along the way. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael E. O'Hanlon, June 2009, The Brookings Institution
Iraq and Afghanistan continue to pre-occupy U.S. military planners. But North Korea, with its growing nuclear arsenal, would become America's paramount security challenge if the state were to collapse. Michael O’Hanlon writes that the United States and other nations must begin detailed and coordinated planning for stabilization in the event of collapse of the North Korean state. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Richard C. Bush III, June 06, 2009, Yomiuri Shimbun
For years, Americans and Japanese have discussed what their alliance should do in the post-Cold War era. CNAPS Director Richard Bush argues in the Yomiuri Shimbun that, with its response to the DPRK’s May 25 nuclear test, the U.S.-Japan alliance is fulfilling its most important strategic function: to help manage the rise of China. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kenneth G. Lieberthal, June 04, 2009, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kenneth Lieberthal addressed the growing need for U.S.-China climate cooperation and how it is in the interest of both countries. Lieberthal testified that an important step is for the U.S. to have a realistic understanding of the reasons China's emissions are growing so rapidly, and he offered suggestions for the future of the relationship. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Cheng Li, June 04, 2009, San Francisco Chronicle
Though many believe China's drive toward democracy stagnated after the People's Liberation Army put down the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, Cheng Li argues otherwise. Li notes that while the political system is still constrained by party monopoly on power, lack of an independent judiciary and media censorship, China is making significant progress on the democratic front. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Dennis Wilder, June 04, 2009, Financial Times
In recent months, North Korea has unabashedly plowed forward with the development of its nuclear program, an action that threatens to erode regional stability in Northeast Asia. Dennis Wilder examines the role of China in reducing the North Korean threat and explores the causes, pointing to necessary limits of China’s calculated caution toward North Korea. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Richard C. Bush III, June 2009, The Brookings Institution
China-Japan relations have been markedly tense and constrained in recent history, especially in the decade following 1995. Richard Bush examines the deterioration of this relationship during that time from three different perspectives, identifies the underlying causes, and suggests steps that can be taken by both countries to further improve relations. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad, May 28, 2009, The Brookings Institution
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's first trip to China will feature a range of discussions about global economic issues and the U.S.-China economic relationship. Eswar Prasad outlines some of the critical agenda items and the broader challenges facing these two closely intertwined economies. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, May 28, 2009
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC
On May 28, the Global Economy and Development program and the John L. Thornton China Center hosted a panel discussion on China's stimulus package and its implications for China and the world. Carlos Pascual gave introductory remarks, and Richard Bush moderated a panel of Brookings experts including Xiago Geng, Eswar Prasad, Cheng Li and Dennis Wilder. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael E. O'Hanlon, May 28, 2009, The Washington Times
Michael O'Hanlon writes that while North Korea risks some tightening of sanctions as a result of their recent nuclear test, it probably will not pay a huge and enduring price. O'Hanlon believes if North Korea is unwilling to dismantle its arsenal the U.S., China, and other international partners should set up a maritime quarantine to monitor ships that could transfer nuclear materials and technology to terrorists or other nations. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Vanda Felbab-Brown, May 25, 2009, Bloggingheads.tv
Vanda Felbab-Brown discussed the threats posed by strengthening drug cartels in Mexico, weakening central governments in Pakistan and Afghanistan, as well as transnational security threats to the U.S. Read More