Qian Liwei, Researcher, China Institutes of Contemporary Int'l Relations
Apr 12, 2013
As China prepares for Secretary Kerry's visit, Qian Liwei writes that it will take time and patience to convince China that it isn't the target of the U.S. rebalancing strategy in the Asia-Pacific region.
He Weiwen, Senior Fellow, Center for China and Globalization, CCG
Apr 10, 2013
The US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, as President Barack Obama’s special envoy, flew to China, meeting Chinese new state leaders President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, just two days after the closure of China’s NPC. His trip will be followed immediately by John Kerry, the new US Secretary of State.
Shen Dingli, Professor, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University
Apr 10, 2013
As Secretary of State John Kerry prepares to head to Beijing for high-level bilateral discussions, Shen Dingli outlines the top strategic priorities for China and the US. While the visit is expected to address major security issues, could Kerry’s pragmatism be misinterpreted for greater cooperation?
Yang Jiemian, Senior Fellow and Chairman of SIIS Academic Affairs Council
Apr 09, 2013
Since Xi Jinping’s call for establishing a new type of major power relationship between China and the US in February 2012 as then China's Vice President, various explanations and heated discussions have arisen within both the Chinese and the US academic, as well as diplomatic circles. Yang Jiemian brings us an inspiring and enlightening vision with his “Four News and Three Mutuals;” the core of the New Type of Major Power Relations.
Zhang Junshe, Researcher, PLA Naval Military Academic Research Institute
Apr 02, 2013
Fire-control radar row is Tokyo's attempt to get more overt outside support and push for constitutional change.
Zhao Weibin, Researcher, PLA Academy of Military Science
Mar 13, 2013
The stronger the Sino-US bridge built for cooperation, the more peaceful the waters will be, and the more stable and prosperous the Asia-Pacific region will become, writes Zhao Weibin.
Elliot Brennan, Project Coordinator, Institute for Security and Development Policy
Mar 08, 2013
Energy has long been both the bane and the favored instrument in the foreign policy of governments. Yet, for the US, fortunes are changing and the goal of former President Nixon’s Project Independence looks soon to be realized.
Feb 27, 2013
With its growing purchasing power, China has to decide if it seeks to become a hegemon, says Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew. Lee believes that Chinese leadership will avoid military confrontations with the US as they recognize that China is better off gaining economical influence and hopes the two nations will aim for compromises when agreements cannot be reached.
Wang Yusheng, Executive Director, China Foundation for Int'l Studies
Feb 22, 2013
Although Japanese PM Abe has been in office for less than two months, he has vowed to strengthen the US-Japan alliance to respond to the “threats” of China and North Korea. However,he has never explained exactly how he intends to strengthen the US-Japan alliance or what it means today.