1/ Out today! “#GlobalChina: Assessing China’s Growing Role in the World” is a current, broad-scope, and fact-based resource for understanding China — no longer a “rising power,” but rather a global actor. brook.gs/3iFfXf9
.@RepAdamSchiff applauds the “clear set of recommendations” and “insights from an impressive array of experts” discussed in our forthcoming title, #GlobalChina: Assessing China’s Growing Role in the World. brook.gs/3iFfXf9
3/ In the new edited volume #GlobalChina, @ProfTalmadge argues that competition in the U.S.-China nuclear relationship is intensifying.
Read her analysis and suggestions for policymakers as the relationship heats up: brook.gs/3iFfXf9
4/ .@AngelaStent examines the rationale for the growing relationship between China & Russia and potential implications for the United States.
5/ According to @MichaelEOHanlon, China’s escalating skirmishes in the gray-zone could lead to military escalation.
See O’Hanlon’s recommendation for a policy of asymmetric defense in the new edited volume #GlobalChina
6/ .@SophieHRW discusses China’s impact on the UN Human Rights Council and suggests that member-nations concerned about human rights need to coordinate thoughtfully to limit Chinese influence there.
7/ This is a small sampling of the 37 chapters of the book that address the full range of issues relating to China's rise, from global governance to economic issues, technology, great power relations, regional issues, and so much more.
8/ The book is designed to be comprehensive and diverse, both in the issues examined and the viewpoints expressed. We hope the book contributes to understanding of what kind of global power China will be and how its rise will impact the US and others.
1/ I found this article, and particularly the comments by Victor Gao, interesting. Gao's conclusion: “In the long term, China will have a larger economy than the US — no one can change that. Time is on China’s side.” ft.com/content/0da3c2…
2/ I've heard often from PRC counterparts recently that Beijing must persist on its course in the face of external criticism. Soon enough, they say, PRC will overtake US in economic size and others will be forced to accept China's newfound role and influence. cc: @PeterMartin_PCM
3/ I'm concerned PRC leaders may be setting up unrealizable expectations for impact that GDP measures will have on perceptions of overall national power & global influence. The geopolitical tides will not suddenly start flowing in Beijing's direction if/when its GDP surpasses US.
1/ The Brookings #GlobalChina initiative is rolling out its latest round of research, this one on China’s efforts to adapt global governance to suit its aims. The following thread provides a brief summary of the research findings. brook.gs/2RfI5Gu
2/ Although China traditionally focused on the U.N.’s development activities, Beijing now flexes its muscles in the heart of the U.N. — its peace and security work. Reflections and analysis from Jeffrey Feltman via our #GlobalChina project: brook.gs/2GeFAC7#UNGA75
3/ At times, Beijing has promoted women’s equality; at others, it has undermined civil society and human rights defenders, critical actors for advancing gender equality. @DariusLongarino explores the record: brook.gs/2Z27iIO#GlobalChina
1/ China now touches virtually every region in the world. How is its increasing involvement impacting the Middle East, Latin America, South Asia, and the Pacific? Read new research, our latest additions to the world-spanning #GlobalChina project: brook.gs/2UCrxuv
2/ Latin American governments largely welcomed trade and investment ties with China in the mid-2000s, but the honeymoon has morphed into a more pragmatic embrace, @piccone_ted writes in new #GlobalChina research: brook.gs/2Osrjmg
1/ I had an opportunity last night to join the conference where Chinese State Councilor Wang Yi delivered this speech on U.S.-China relations. There are several ways in which his comments could be interpreted. Here’s my brief take: fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjdt_6…
2/ Wang Yi is capable of being quite acidic in his comments when he wants to signal displeasure. That was not the tone he chose for this presentation, even though he was quite sharp in certain spots.
3/ My sense is that his message was tailored to reach several different audiences. To a domestic Chinese audience, he played up themes of the national narrative - China isn't expansionist, is focused on its own development, is a steward of peace and stability on world stage...
1) I enjoyed watching the #frontlinePBS premiere of “Trump’s Trade War” last night. I thought @PBS did a good job of reflecting a range of views. A few quick observations jumped out... to.pbs.org/2UYgpWa
2)It was nice to see discussion go beyond "it's all Xi's fault" meme. Xi has given expression to China's growing ambitions in ways that have been discomforting to U.S., but Xi is more an inheritor than an architect of PRC ambitions. 2008 was watershed moment, 4 years before Xi...
3) The Trump administration has built its China trade strategy around an assumption of Chinese economic fragility, and a belief that Xi cannot afford trade confrontation with U.S. Such conditions were not evident in the reporting for the show...