China-US Focus
Jun 30, 2025
Philip Tinari, Director of UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, reflects on art as a rare space for exchange at a time of growing U.S.-China mistrust. In conversation with CUSEF President James Chau, he shares how contemporary art has evolved in China, why American artists like Andy Warhol resonate with Chinese audiences, and how his own cross-cultural life has become a “gift” shaped by years of immersion and shared creativity.
Jun 30, 2025
In this interview, Fudan University’s Professor Wu Xinbo warns that U.S.-China relations have worsened across political, economic, and security fronts since 2019, emphasizing that mutual trust is now near zero and urging a mindset shift toward cooperation in an increasingly interconnected world.
Jan 10, 2025
"Reagan asked Gorbachev: If Martians attacked the United States, would you come to our defense? And Gorbachev said yes, and then asked Reagan: If Martians attacked the USSR, would you come to our defense? And President Reagan said yes."
Jan 10, 2025
China-US Focus editor KJ Kerr sat down with Dr. Michael D. Swaine, a prominent American scholar of Chinese security studies, to explore his thoughts on the state of U.S.-China relations. Swaine, currently with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, points to a need for greater frankness and openness between the rival powers and suggests that they can do things — both individually and together — to reduce tensions and forestall conflict.
Dec 20, 2024
Rick Waters is the managing director of Eurasia Group’s China practice. He previously served as the U.S. State Department’s inaugural director of the Office of China Coordination (China House) and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia in the Biden administration. In a recent interview with James Chau of China-US Focus in Tokyo, Rick Waters addresses potential risks and possible cooperation between the U.S. and China.
Dec 20, 2024
Daniel Russel is vice-president for international security and diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute. He previously served as special assistant to U.S. President Barack Obama and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs at the U.S. State Department from 2013 to 2017. He was a major figure in the Obama administration's "pivot towards Asia" strategy. In a recent interview with James Chau of China-US Focus in Tokyo, Daniel Russel shares his concerns on U.S.-China rivalry in new technologies and its impact on bilateral relations and the globe as well.
Dec 20, 2024
Address by H.E. Wang Yi
Nov 08, 2024
Francesca Giovannini is executive director of the Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science & Internati
Oct 04, 2024
There have been some positive developments in bilateral exchanges of late in cultural and academic circles — and between local officials. But what are the obstacles that continue to plague people-to-people exchanges? What measures need to be taken by the two sides to further improve such exchanges? What changes will the U.S. election and transfer of power bring to such exchanges? Jia Qingguo, a Peking University professor and director of the Peking University Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding, was interviewed by China-US Focus for answers.
Sep 30, 2024
There have been some positive developments in bilateral exchanges of late in cultural and academic circles — and between local officials. But what are the obstacles that continue to plague people-to-people exchanges? What measures need to be taken by the two sides to further improve such exchanges? What changes will the U.S. election and transfer of power bring to such exchanges? Jia Qingguo, a Peking University professor and director of the Peking University Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding, was interviewed by China-US Focus for answers.