Research, commentary, and upcoming events from the Brookings China Center.
John L. Thornton China Center Bulletin
July 27, 2016
David Dollar, Oliver Wonekha, Wenjie Chen, and Amadou Sy

China's engagement with Africa

David Dollar

In this new study, David Dollar aims to objectively assess China’s economic engagement in the African continent. Dollar examines the extent to which African economies are benefiting, their prospects for the future, and where the West fits in.

he US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen, which sailed within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea on October 27, 2015, is pictured in the Pacific Ocean in a November 2009 photo provided by the U.S. Navy. US Navy/CPO John Hageman/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

What the US and China should do in the wake of the South China Sea ruling

Jeffrey A. Bader

The Permanent Court of Arbitration unanimously upheld virtually all of the Philippines’ claims against China in the South China Sea. Jeffrey Bader suggests how the United States and China can best move forward with this decision.

MORE ON THE SOUTH CHINA SEA RULING

MORE ON CHINA IN AFRICA

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UPCOMING EVENT

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) greets honoree Xu Bing of China as he hosts a luncheon celebrating recipients of the Art in Embassies Medal of Arts Award at the State Department in Washington January 21, 2015.

Vitality, diversity, and diplomacy in Chinese contemporary art

August 2, 2016

The Thornton China Center at Brookings will host two distinguished pioneers of Chinese contemporary art, Xu Bing and Fan Di'an, for a discussion on how global and local forces influence artwork in China and how art reflects the views and ideas of Chinese society.

PAST EVENTS

Ning Zhu, deputy dean and professor of finance, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiaotong University

China's economic bubble: Government guarantees and growing risks

July 11, 2016

The Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted Ning Zhu, Professor of Finance at Shanghai Jiaotong University. Zhu presented key findings from his research into Chinese sovereign, corporate, and household debt and also introduced potential remedies to return China to the path of long-term sustainable growth. 

Sun Yun, Fiona Hill, Amb. Stape Roy, Cheng Li, and Strobe Talbott

Is the US losing China to Russia?

July 26, 2016

The Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted a discussion on the U.S.-China-Russia trilateral relationship, the shape and scope of which carries far-reaching consequences for international order and global economic growth. 

IN THE NEWS

Trump vs. Clinton: How China views the U.S. elections

July 7, 2016, CNBC, Kenneth G. Lieberthal

World’s silence on weaker yuan to be tested at G-20 meeting

July 20, 2016, Bloomberg, David Dollar

Will THAAD make the Korean peninsula safer?

July 21, 2016, CS Monitor, Jonathan D. Pollack

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