February 8, 2010
Op-Ed
Newsweek
Joshua Kurlantzik argues, "the age of global human-rights advocacy has collapsed."
See more in China, Human Rights
February 7, 2010
Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
Joshua Kurlantzick argues that America will not be giving way to Asia as the global hegemon anytime soon.
See more in Asia, China, India, U.S. Strategy and Politics
February 3, 2010
Op-Ed
South China Morning Post
Jerome A. Cohen and Oliver Zhong discuss how during a recent murder trial in China, public sentiment played a role in the judicial process.
See more in China, Democracy and Human Rights, Rule of Law
January 31, 2010
Op-Ed
The Daily Beast
Regarding the United States' sale of arms to Taiwan, Leslie H. Gelb states, "It's not at all clear that Chinese and American leaders have thought strategically about their next moves and how to keep the situation within bounds."
See more in United States, China, Taiwan, Arms Trade
January 26, 2010
Op-Ed
Foreign Policy
Adam Segal argues that while, "China's cyberaggression doesn't mean that the United States should stop all attempts at engagement," the goal of an open and transparent Web may not be realistic.
See more in China, Cybersecurity
January 14, 2010
Podcast
CFR's Adam Segal says the showdown between Google and the Chinese government could result in a world of separate regional Internets and comes at a difficult time in U.S.-China relations.
See more in China, Technology and Foreign Policy, Information and Communication
January 13, 2010
Op-Ed
Huffington Post
Nicole E. Lewis examines the relationship between China's foreign exchange reserve holdings and its rise in global power.
See more in China, International Finance
January/February 2010
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
As Taipei drifts further into Beijing's sphere of influence, the United States must decide whether to continue arming Taiwan as a bulwark against a rising China or step back to allow the Taiwanese people to determine their own future.
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December 23, 2009
Op-Ed
South China Morning Post
Jerome Cohen criticizes China's controversial decision to execute Akmal Shaikh, a British subject of Pakistani descent.
See more in China, Human Rights, Narcotics Control
December 20, 2009
Op-Ed
The Daily Beast
Leslie Gelb writes that the climate change conference in Copenhagen was a sign of what international diplomacy is going to look like over the next decade.
See more in China, Global Governance, UN, Diplomacy
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