On March 22, Brookings hosted a gala dinner at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, to celebrate the Brookings centenary
and the tenth anniversaries of the Brookings-Tsinghua Center (BTC) and the John L. Thornton China Center (JLTCC). The event included remarks and reflections by John L. Thornton and Tsinghua University President Qiu Yong, co-chairs of the Brookings China Council; JLTCC Director Cheng Li and BTC Director Qi Ye; and former JLTCC Directors Jeffrey A. Bader and Kenneth G. Lieberthal. The gala’s guest of honor, China State Councilor Yang Jiechi, delivered keynote remarks on the importance of the U.S.-China relationship and recalled his first visit to Brookings in the 1980s. Brookings Executive Vice President Martin Indyk concluded the gala by toasting a new decade—and a new century—of Brookings’s research and collaboration with Tsinghua University and Chinese think tanks.
Dealing with China may be one of the most critical overseas challenges the United States faces in the twenty-first century. Jeffrey Bader discusses three broad policy frameworks to guide the American approach to a rising China.
China’s estrangement from North Korea continues to fester and deepen. New U.N. sanctions against North Korea have much sharper teeth than previous resolutions, and China has unequivocally pledged to abide by them. Jonathan Pollack assesses whether Beijing is finally turning up the dial.
During a recent speech to delegates of the National People's Congress, Chinese President Xi Jinping offered his perspective on Taiwan. Richard Bush addresses the implications for the future of cross-Strait relations.
Earlier this month, Tsinghua University President Qiu Yong hosted the second meeting of the Brookings China Council on the Tsinghua University campus in Beijing, China.
In celebration of their tenth anniversaries, the Brookings-Tsinghua Center and the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted a conference to examine China’s presidency of the G-20 in 2016 and how the country can realize its theme of “an innovative, invigorated, interconnected, and inclusive world economy.”
March 30, 2016, China Radio International, Cheng Li
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