Business May 6, 2022
U.S. threat to sanction Hikvision shows China ties near a tipping point
The move would mark the first time a Chinese company faces more severe U.S. Treasury Department sanctions that risk curbing its business around the globe.
Commentary / World Apr 8, 2022
Will the Ukraine invasion ease U.S.-China tensions?
by Yang Yao
Developments in recent weeks suggest that the Ukraine war may mark a turning point for bilateral U.S.-China relations, at least in the economic domain.
Editorials Feb 25, 2022
In Washington and allied capitals, Beijing is no longer seen as a partner, but rather as a competitor if not a threat.
Commentary / World Feb 24, 2022
Nixon was right to gamble on China
by Minxin Pei
Critics argue that the U.S. President Nixon's 1972 China visit was a strategic blunder. But the 40 years of peace and stability between the two former foes must be considered a success.
Commentary / World Dec 8, 2021
Healing Washington and Beijing’s wounded relationship
by Frank Ching
China does see a global contest with the capitalist United States on one side and socialist China on the other. And it believes that history is on its side.
Commentary / World Nov 23, 2021
U.S.-China arms talks may not include the nuclear kind
by Brad Glosserman
China is adamant that there is no need for it to join nuclear arms reduction talks. Beijing insists that the primary responsibility for such cuts rests on the U.S. and Russia.
Commentary / World Nov 21, 2021
Rebuilding the infrastructure of Sino-American relations
by Minghao Zhao
Washington seeks to establish some mechanisms or rules to prevent conflict with Beijing.
Commentary / World Nov 19, 2021
Japan’s media fail to agree on weight of Biden-Xi summit
by Kuni Miyake
Japan has been traumatized from the humiliating experience of the 1972 Nixon-China visit and has since fretted about Washington’s intentions regarding Beijing.
Commentary / Japan Nov 18, 2021
Did the Biden-Xi virtual summit accomplish anything?
by Stephen R. Nagy
A dangerous mix of nationalistic hubris and regime insecurity in China in tandem with an increasingly Sino-phobic United States has placed bilateral relations in a precarious position.
Commentary / World | API Geoeconomic Briefing Nov 9, 2021
Why the U.S. is struggling to formulate a trade policy on China
by Shin Oya
Any measures taken against Beijing could see retaliatory moves leveled at Washington, and could run counter to world efforts for peaceful exchange.
Commentary / World Aug 4, 2021
U.S.-China talks: Salvaging a relationship
by Frank Ching
The slogan when U.S.-China relations were first restored was “Friendship first, competition second.” Now, no one speaks about friendship. It is competition first, last and in between.
National | FOCUS Aug 3, 2021
Hong Kong’s fate spurs Japan to speak up about defending Taiwan
by Isabel Reynolds and Emi Nobuhiro
A more supportive policy toward Taipei is emblematic of a broader shift by Tokyo in response to China's crackdown on Hong Kong and increased military activities in the Taiwan Strait.