In the face of growing challenges from China and shifts in the global economy, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te appears to be forging a grand strategy designed to secure Taiwan’s political autonomy and democratic governance. Ryan Hass outlines the four pillars of this agenda, potential obstacles, and America’s role in supporting Taiwan.
Though Kamala Harris has not had significant experience dealing with China, her vice-presidential pick Tim Walz has. Mary Gallagher assesses that Harris will likely continue Biden's China policies, while Walz’s extensive background with China may lead to more scrutiny of China's human rights practices.
As part of a new Brookings series on Asian alliances and partnerships, Richard Bush analyzes the security implications of the United States' relationship with Taiwan. He examines the impact of the 2024 U.S. presidential election on the U.S.-Taiwan-PRC triangle.
Jonathan A. Czin is joining Brookings as the Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies and a fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center. He was a former member of the Senior Analytic Service at the CIA, where he was one of the intelligence community's top China experts. Czin led the intelligence community analysis of Chinese politics and policymaking, playing a central role in assessing and briefing senior policymakers on President Xi Jinping, his rise to power, and decision-making.
From 2021 to 2023, he was director for China at the National Security Council, where he advised on, staffed, and coordinated White House and inter-agency diplomacy with the People's Republic of China, including all of President Biden's interactions with President Xi. He also served as advisor for Asia-Pacific Security Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and overseas at a CIA field station in Southeast Asia.
Upcoming event
The United States and China in Latin America. On Friday, October 4, the Brookings Foreign Policy program will partner with the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs and the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy at Florida International University for a discussion moderated by Telemundo's Arantxa Loizaga. Leading experts Ted Piccone, R. Evan Ellis, Valerie Wirtschafter, and Leland Lazarus will analyze how the United States and China could relate to each other in Latin America.
In advance of the event, Ellis, Lazarus, Piccone, and Wirtschafter also engaged in a written debate for the Global China project on the U.S. and China in Latin America.
Past event
Ambassador Susan Rice and Ryan Hass
On September 5, Brookings hosted Ambassador Susan E. Rice for the first inaugural Jeffrey A. Bader memorial lecture. In a fireside chat with Ryan Hass, Rice reflected on leadership lessons from her career of service in domestic and national security affairs.
Past event
Yale-Brookings Dialogue. On September 26, the scholars of the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings and the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School gathered to discuss the current and future direction of the U.S.-China relationship.
More research and commentary
The next administration's China policy decision.Yun Sun participated in an Oxford debate co-hosted by the Asia Society Policy Institute and the Asia Society Switzerland on whether the next administration should maintain the current stability or pursue more assertive measures to counter China's rise.
China's response to the Quad Summit.Ryan Hass was quoted by Newsweek stating that the Quad summit was consistent with how the Biden administration approaches the U.S.-China relationship.
A dispute over a telecom facility strains China-North Korea ties.Patricia Kim was quoted by Voice of America on what Pyongyang's complaint to the U.N. telecoms agency suggests about China-North Korea ties.
Why China dreads both the Harris and Trump administration. Yun Sun was quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald on how China's perception of Trump and Harris differs.
U.S.-China relations before the U.S. presidential election. Cheng Li was quoted by the South China Morning Post stating that Biden and Xi intended to create a dialogue to stabilize their relationship prior to the critical election.
About the China Center at Brookings
The John L. Thornton China Center develops timely, independent analysis and policy recommendations to address long-standing challenges related to U.S.-China relations and China's development.
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