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China’s 19th National Congress Reading List
At the end of August, the Chinese Communist Party announced that the 19th National Congress...
From Apathy to Zealousness: Student Political Involvement in China and the USA
Young people in both the U.S. and China remain in the spotlight of politics, whether they are...
For China, the South China Sea Represents a Window of Opportunity
For China, the South China Sea Represents a Window of Opportunity Responding to the geopolitical...
China’s 19th National Congress Reading List
At the end of August, the Chinese Communist Party announced that the 19th National Congress...
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Time to Prepare for the Worst in North Korea
Professor Jia Qingguo of Peking University provides analysis on recent missile launches in North...
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China’s Communist Party Is About to Meet. Here’s What You Should Know.
The Chinese Communist Party will hold its 19th Party Congress on October 18, marking the end of...
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How China and the United States Can Collaborate with Africa to Eradicate Malaria
How can the United States and China cooperate in Africa? A paper recently published in the Centre...
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For China, the South China Sea Represents a Window of Opportunity
For China, the South China Sea Represents a Window of Opportunity Responding to the geopolitical...
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Duterte Will Keep Close Ties With China
Philippines’ Duterte will keep close ties with China The Philippines relationship with the United...
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From Apathy to Zealousness: Student Political Involvement in China and the USA
Young people in both the U.S. and China remain in the spotlight of politics, whether they are...
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What Does China’s First Naval Base Abroad Signal About Its Global Intentions?
As much as China may insist that it is resolutely non-interventionist and different from other...
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2017 G20 Gains and Gripes
The latest G20 Summit, an annual meeting of international leaders from 20 countries and...
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Rebuilding Afghanistan: A Chance for U.S.-China Consistency
Afghanistan is at the crossroads of the “Heart of Asia”. Because of its geopolitical centrality,...
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Nationalism on Chinese Social Media Has Its Own Limits
Expressions of nationalistic sentiments have been growing on Chinese social media recently, a...
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China’s Addiction to Unproductive Infrastructure
China’s impressive infrastructure projects have been the subjects of both international praise and...
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Surprising Reactions to Trump from the Chinese News and Net
While Donald Trump does certainly have his share of ardent domestic support and opposition, how...
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“To Learn is to Know One’s Ignorance”: Sino-U.S. Relations and Millennials Studying Abroad
Studying abroad can be an incredible and rewarding way to complete one’s education, and can...
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Why is the U.S. Pushing China to Curb North Korea?
The American government has been increasing the pressure on China to take greater action against...
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As Trump Bets on China’s Help on North Korea, Aides Ask: Is It Worth It?
WASHINGTON — There is no foreign leader on whom President Trump has placed a bigger bet than Xi...
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Why is McCain so Anti-China?
The views expressed in this article belong entirely to the author of “Why is McCain so...
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Partners of Necessity: The Strategic Sino-Russian Alliance in Central Asia Over Belt and Road Initiative
The colossal Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a China-heavily funded economic development...
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America’s Wavering Commitments to the Environment, NATO, and Free Trade: A Future Under China?
America’s Withdrawal From the International Scene and China’s Increasing Leadership Despite facing...
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SR: The Week’s China Reads
Every week, China Program’s Senior Advisor Dr. Robert A. Kapp compiles a reading list and provides commentary, for you to better understand China.
Robert A. Kapp is senior advisor to the China Program at the Carter Center. He has been principal of Robert A. Kapp and Associates, a business consulting firm, since 2004. From 1994 through 2004 he served as President of the United States-China Business Council…
Hong Kong Focus
Suzanne Pepper is a Hong Kong-based American writer and the author of “Civil War in China: The Political Struggle, 1945-1949.” Pepper now authors her hkfocus blog which focuses on Hong Kong’s democracy movement struggles within the Chinese political system.