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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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April 3, 2017
China
Auto Trade with China
Autos are one of the United States’ most important exports to China—ranking just behind aircraft and soybeans and (at times) non-monetary gold (through Hong Kong). Broadly speaking, the U.S. exports…
June 8, 2010
Cybersecurity
Rules of the Road
China’s Information Office of the State Council just released its White Paper "The Internet in China." Photo courtesy of flickr/pmorgan There’s not a great deal that’s new or surprising in the pape…
May 20, 2007
China
What, if anything, has China decided to do differently?
China widened the band around the RMB and raised (slightly) interest rates, with the rate on deposits going up more than the rate on lending. It hardly seemed like a major policy shift to me – bu…
April 7, 2014
Cybersecurity
What Briefing Chinese Officials on Cyber Really Accomplishes
David Sanger wrote an interesting article in the New York Times about Washington’s efforts to prevent escalating cyberattacks with Beijing. According to Sanger, U.S. officials have tried to allay the…
April 8, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Tracking the Traffickers: Poaching Is a Symptom of a Deeper Disease
This is a guest post by Emily Mellgard, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. Robert Hormats, U.S. undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy, and …
