David Firestein, President, George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations
Nov 16, 2012
The 2012 United States presidential campaign invoked China as a proxy for all that is ostensibly wrong with the US, writes David Firestein, and unlike before, China is increasingly viewed through a domestic policy lens.
Dan Steinbock, Founder, Difference Group
Nov 11, 2012
In Washington, Obama’s second term begins with great uncertainty. In Beijing, it starts with some relief. With U.S.-Chinese relations, it translates to a shift.
Colin Moreshead, Freelance Writer
Oct 27, 2012
Presidential candidates bashing China is nothing new, and Chinese officials may have learned to take extreme campaign promises with a grain of salt. However, at what point does this arguably unfounded campaign rhetoric become reality?
Kenneth Lieberthal, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Oct 26, 2012
Kenneth Lieberthal weighs in on how the candidates measure up in Monday’s foreign policy debate and concludes that there were few differences between Obama and Romney on China.
Kenneth Lieberthal, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Oct 26, 2012
Kenneth Lieberthal weighs in on how the candidates measure up in Monday’s foreign policy debate and concludes that there were few differences between Obama and Romney on China.
Daniel McDowell, Assistant Professor, Syracuse University
Oct 26, 2012
Rather than leading the American public with reasoned ideas about foreign economic policy, both presidential candidates have chosen to reinforce increasingly worrisome trends in U.S. public opinion. Dan McDowell argues that 2012 is not the time for irresponsible China-bashing in American politics.
Su Xiaohui, Deputy Director of Int'l & Strategic Studies, CIIS
Oct 26, 2012
As the US presidential election is now in full swing, China has become a punching bag for both candidates. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney are stepping up attacks on each other in their election campaigns, with China as a frequent topic.
Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow, Yale University
Oct 25, 2012
As America’s election season nears its finish, the debate seems to have come unhinged. Nowhere is that more evident than in the fixation on China – singled out by both President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney.
Jia Qingguo, Director and Professor, Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding, Peking University
Oct 25, 2012
Every four years when the US has a presidential election, many people ask the same question: who is China's choice? This time is no exception. Given a choic
Tom Watkins, President and CEO of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, FL
Oct 25, 2012
Americans must be careful that we do not allow China saber rattling, an expansion of their military prowess, evidenced by a testing of their first stealth jet, the construction of their first aircraft carrier and tussles over small islands in the East China Sea to draw us into an extended arms race that we can ill afford.