California Governor Visits China, Keen to Partner on Climate Change

California Governor Visits China, Keen to Partner on Climate Change

California Governor Gavin Newsom, right, speaks next to Professor Peng Gong on stage during the fireside chat at the Hong Kong University in Hong Kong, Oct. 23, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Anthony Kwan Advertisement The governor of California opened a week-long trip to China on Monday with an assurance that his state will always be a … Read more

US Senators See a Glimmer of Hope for Breaking Logjam With China Over the Fentanyl Crisis

The World After a Great Power War

Trans-Pacific View | Diplomacy | East Asia China has refused to hold talks on fentanyl unless the U.S. lifts certain trade restrictions, but Xi did not reject immediately a recent entreaty to hold talks – an illustration of what counts as progress amid the China-U.S. chill. Advertisement A group of U.S. senators visiting Beijing expressed hope Tuesday that they … Read more

US Senators Need to Raise the Uyghur Genocide on Beijing Visit

US Senators Need to Raise the Uyghur Genocide on Beijing Visit

Advertisement It has been over two and a half years since the United States determined that China’s treatment of the Uyghurs is an ongoing genocide. Yet U.S. China policy in recent months has been one of engagement, absent decisive action on atrocities. This worrying trend of engaging with Beijing without discussing the Uyghur genocide is … Read more

Panda Diplomacy: The Departure of DC’s Beloved Pandas May Signal a Wider Chinese Pullback

Panda Diplomacy: The Departure of DC’s Beloved Pandas May Signal a Wider Chinese Pullback

Advertisement Wearing an “I Love Pandas” T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary, Kelsey Lambert bubbled with excitement as she glimpsed the real thing. She and her mother, Alison, had made a special trip from San Antonio just to watch the National Zoo’s furry rock stars casually munching bamboo and rolling around on the grass. “It … Read more