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February 27, 2019

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Responsible competition and the future of US-China relations

Ryan Hass and Mira Rapp-Hooper

Recently, a near-consensus has crystallized among China-watchers that Washington and Beijing are locked in a great power competition. Ryan Hass and Mira Rapp-Hooper identify seven questions that the China-facing policy community is now debating as it grapples with how the U.S. should respond to challenges being posed by China’s rise.

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Listen: Janet Yellen on monetary policy, currencies, and manipulation

David Dollar and Janet L. Yellen

In a new episode of the “Dollar & Sense” podcast, Janet Yellen, distinguished fellow in residence at Brookings and former chair of the Federal Reserve, sits down with host David Dollar to discuss the links among monetary policy, exchange rates, and trade.

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The problem with inviting Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen to speak to a joint meeting of Congress

Richard C. Bush

A group of U.S. senators has called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to invite Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, to address a joint meeting of Congress. But Richard Bush argues that any such invitation or speech is likely to prove counterproductive, making substantive progress on Taiwan more difficult, not less.

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Special report

A “fireside conversation” with former National Security Advisors Stephen Hadley and Susan Rice

Former National Security Advisors Stephen Hadley and Susan Rice recently participated in a “fireside conversation” at Brookings to discuss U.S.-China relations. The discussion was part of our first major collaboration with the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School and was moderated by that center's director, Professor Paul Gewirtz.

Read the transcripts | More highlights from the Brookings-Yale event

Center update

Peter A. Petri appointed Nonresident Senior Fellow

Peter A. Petri has been appointed Nonresident Senior Fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings. Petri is the Carl J. Shapiro Professor of International Finance at the Brandeis International Business School, where he served as the founding dean from 1994 to 2006 and as the interim dean from 2016 to 2018. His research focuses on international trade, investment, and technological competition, primarily in the Asia-Pacific region.

Research and commentary

Taiwan’s democracy and the China challenge

Richard C. Bush and Ryan Hass

Outcomes from the US-China trade negotiations in Beijing (in Chinese)

Cheng Li

Listen: Why US-China trade talks are going into overtime

David Dollar

Listen: Trade priorities for Congress: A conversation with Rep. Rick Larsen

David Dollar and The Honorable Rick Larsen (D-Wash.)

Democracy at a crossroads in Southeast Asia: Great power rivalry meets domestic governance

Jonathan Stromseth and Hunter Marston

Keeping Huawei hardware out of the US is not enough to secure 5G

Robert D. Williams and Tom Wheeler

An open letter to Mr. Kuo Pei-hung and his colleagues

Richard C. Bush

China’s changing approach to Africa

Yun Sun

In the news

Are U.S.-China trade talks inching toward a resolution? As talks deepen between U.S. and Chinese negotiators ahead of a March 1 deadline—which could be extended—Ryan Hass tells Bloomberg News, "Both sides clearly are working toward the objective of reaching a deal." Hass also discussed trade relations and much more on a recent episode of SupChina's "ChinaEconTalk" podcast.

About The China Center

The John L. Thornton China Center develops timely, independent analysis and policy recommendations to help U.S. and Chinese leaders address key long-term challenges, both in terms of U.S.-China relations and China's internal development.

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