Assessing US-China relations under the Obama administration

To understand the direction of U.S.-China relations under the Obama administration, Cheng Li argues that we have to consider factors such as the president’s personal background, the domestic backdrop of the two countries, and changes in the global and regional economic-political landscape.

The Hangzhou reformers club

Ahead of the upcoming G20 summit, David Dollar recommends key areas of focus for policy leaders in China, the United States and Europe to help accelerate sustainable growth.

Obama’s China and Asia policy: A solid double

Reflecting on U.S. relations with China and American interests in Asia, Jeffrey Bader discusses President Obama's accomplishments in the region, and explains how the next administration can continue to make progress.

Thornton Center welcomes Jamie Horsley

Jamie Horsley will be joining the John L. Thornton China Center this fall as a visiting fellow.

Horsley is a senior fellow of the Paul Tsai China Center and visiting lecturer in law at Yale Law School. Her project work and research revolve primarily around issues of governance and regulatory reform, including promoting government transparency, public participation, and government accountability. She was formerly the executive director of the Yale China Law Center.

Prior to joining Yale, she was a partner in the international law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; commercial attaché in the U.S. embassies in Beijing and Manila; vice president of Motorola International, Inc.; and a consultant to The Carter Center’s China Village Elections Project.

Horsley holds a B.A. from Stanford, an M.A. in Chinese studies from the University of Michigan, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She was a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in 2015-16.

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