The United States has benefited from the emergence of Japan and South Korea as major industrial powers and pivotal U.S. security partners. But trends on both sides of the Pacific could prove highly disruptive to regional order, argues Jonathan Pollack.
In an interview with the UCSD China Focus blog, Cheng Li discusses his new book, Chinese Politics in the Xi Jinping Era: Reassessing Collective Leadership, and explains how misguided views on China's leadership can stifle U.S.-China relations.
Eswar Prasad argues that despite the yuan's inclusion in the SDR, its future as a major international currency that intermediates global trade and financial flows is far from assured.
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