Fidel Ramos, Member, ASEAN Eminent Persons Group
Jul 26, 2011
One of the main sources of tension in Asia nowadays are the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, where the Philippines, Vietnam, China, and others have confl
Zhong Sheng, Independent Analyst in Beijing
Jul 25, 2011
U.S. President Barack Obama recently met with the Dalai Lama at the White House despite strong objections from China. Shortly after the meeting, China expressed
Michael Schuman, Journalist based in Beijing
Jul 23, 2011
At first glance, that may sound like a crazy question. The two giants of the global economy appear to be heading in opposite directions. China is the world'
Jul 21, 2011
The United States and China have long lobbed verbal grenades across the Pacific, each blaming the other for global imbalances due to currency manipulation or fi
Jul 12, 2011
I’ve been a “China hand” since 1978, when I wrote and pushed the first U.S.-PRC trade bill to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. I couldn’t hav
Joseph S. Nye, Professor, Harvard University
Jul 11, 2011
This month marks the 40th anniversary of Henry Kissinger’s secret trip to Beijing, which launched the process of mending a 20-year breach in diplomatic relatio
Nathan Gardels, Editor-in-chief, THEWORLDPOST
Jul 02, 2011
When the now 88-year-old Henry Kissinger sat down with Chairman Mao to discuss opening up China back in the 1970s, America was at the peak of its power. It sure
John Lee, Research Fellow, Hudson Institute
Jul 01, 2011
In early May, I gave an interview to the Chinese state-run Global Times newspaper arguing that China was probably ‘the loneliest rising great power in world hi
An Huihou, Research Scholar, China Foundation for Int'l Studies
Jun 16, 2011
After five months of turmoil and turbulence in West Asia and North Africa, US President Obama made another speech about US policy in the Middle East, driving ho
Franz-Stefan Gady, Associate Editor, Diplomat
Jun 16, 2011
Cutting military and economic assistance to a country in crisis is generally seen as a failure of foreign policy. Such imperial hubris can lead to a miscalculat