Ted Galen Carpenter, Senior Fellow, Randolph Bourne Institute
Sep 26, 2017
It is inaccurate to accuse Trump of breaking with decades of U.S. deterrence policy for his threat to totally destroy North Korea. He may have been more blunt than any of his predecessors since Eisenhower left office, but his warning of total destruction was merely an updated version of Ike’s massive retaliation doctrine—this time applied to North Korea instead of the Soviet Union.
Helmut K. Anheier, President and Professor, Sociology at the Hertie School of Governance
Sep 26, 2017
US President Donald Trump’s nearly eight months in office have been characterized by a series of disturbing political developments. But Trump is not entirely to blame. His presidency is just the latest act in a long-running political tragedy.
Sep 25, 2017
Basketball star Michael Jordan is having trouble with it, as has Apple in the past. But Donald Trump has not.Trademark and intellectual property protection in C
Yu Xiang, Senior Fellow, China Construction Bank Research Institute
Sep 21, 2017
America stands to benefit from Trump’s tax plan, but there are significant hurdles in its way.
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Sep 19, 2017
In any normal sense America has little to fear from the PRC. Even if Beijing desired to threaten the American homeland, conquer U.S. territories, or interdict American commerce, it has little ability to do so. What China seeks is to end Washington’s dominance along the former’s coast, an objective more defensive than offensive.
Carla Freeman, Director of the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins SAIS
Sep 18, 2017
Since the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency, pressuring China to curb North Korea’s nuclear program has become the pivot on which present U.S. policy toward China rests. Beyond this issue, however, U.S.-China relations need to be moved from crisis management to managed mode. On the U.S. side, the appointment of a point person at the White House with the authority to coordinate China policy across agencies is a critical step. However, it seems likely that President Trump will not alter his basic leadership style, and also probable that Beijing will be less tolerant of that style after the 19th Party Congress and his visit.
Sep 14, 2017
Donald Trump has blocked the $1.3bn acquisition of a US semiconductor company by investors including a state-backed Chinese investment fund, rejecting an appeal
Niu Tiehang, Senior Fellow, CCIEE
Sep 11, 2017
Trump’s proposed corporate tax cuts are undercutting China. China should respond in kind.
He Wenping, Senior Research Fellow, Charhar Institute and West Asia and Africa Studies Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences
Sep 08, 2017
Although some have derided Trump’s Afghan strategy as being “old wine in a new bottle,” his policy actually contains quite a few new elements that are conducive to peace and stability in Afghanistan and the region.