China

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• 10/10/2021
  

  Imagine a World Remade by US-China Cooperation

  by Lawrence Wittner

  The world has everything to gain from remaking the US-China relationship around cooperative approaches to global problems. Will Xi and Biden follow the example of Reagan and Gorbachev? 

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• SOURCE: TomDispatch
  9/12/2021
  

  The Winner in Afghanistan? China

  by Alfred McCoy

  While the similarities between the American exits from Vietnam and Afghanistan are superficially obvious, the differences are more significant, and signal a steep decline in America's ability to influence world affairs. 

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• SOURCE: TomDispatch
  8/24/2021
  

  By 2049, China Will be a Climate Disaster Zone, not a Global Superpower

  by Michael Klare

  Instead of inflating the military threat posed by the People's Republic, American policymakers should recognize that both nations face far more dire threats from climate change. 

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• 7/25/2021
  

  America's Leaders Haven't Learned from Past International Rivalries

  by Danielle Taana Smith

  American leaders have failed to learn from the past and are staking the nation's health to competition with foreign adversaries instead of improvement of American lives. 

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• SOURCE: Foreign Policy
  7/1/2021
  

  The Chinese Communist Party Has Followed Sun Yat-sen’s Road Map

  by Peter Zarrow

  The recent course of the Chinese Communist Party follows the vision of nationalist Sun Yat-sen more than that of Karl Marx. 

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• 7/11/2021
  

  Will US-China Relations Be Defined by Militaristic Competition or Climate Cooperation?

  by Lawrence Wittner

  Despite the urgent need for global cooperation on the climate crisis, and significant instances of cooperation in the past, the leaders of the US and the People's Republic of China appear intent on pursuing a Cold War. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  7/1/2021
  

  At 100 Years Old, it's Time to Recognize the Chinese Communist Party is Here to Stay

  by Yi-Zheng Lian

  Unlike their Soviet predecessors, the Chinese Communist Party has figured out how to maintain a lasting hold on power. Western critics hoping for its demise will be disappointed. 

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• 6/13/2021
  

  A Celebrity Apology and the Reality of Taiwan

  by Evan Dawley

  Actor John Cena's blunder into the Taiwan-China controversy should be an opportunity for Americans to learn more about the history of this conflict and of an independent Taiwanese identity that has been shaped by Japanese colonization, Chinese nationalism, war, and the Communist revolution. 

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• 6/6/2021
  

  John Cena's Taiwan Controversy Recalls Richard Nixon's Biggest Mistake

  by Justin Coffey

  John Cena's recent social media kerfuffle over Taiwan reflects the legacy of Richard Nixon's acquiescence to a "One China" policy advanced by the People's Republic, in hindsight the worst error of his presidency.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  5/22/2021
  

  Risk of Nuclear War Over Taiwan in 1958 Said to Be Greater Than Publicly Known

  Daniel Ellsberg disclosed a page from a 1966 study of the 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis that indicate many military leaders were anticipating the necessity of using nuclear weapons to defend Taiwan against the People's Republic of China. 

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• SOURCE: Columbia Journalism Review
  3/8/2021
  

  Will Hong Kong’s Free Press Survive?

  Security laws imposed by Beijing suggest that the Chinese government has lost patience for Hong Kong's traditionally active and frequently antagonistic press. 

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  12/15/2020
  

  The World’s Most Important Body of Water

  by Daniel Yergin

  The author of a book on the dispute over control of the South China sea examines four critical decisionmakers whose actions shaped the present conflict. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  12/13/2020
  

  Why Jimmy Lai and Hong Kong’s Democracy Advocates Need Biden’s Public Support Right Now

  by Natan Sharansky

  A former Soviet political prisoner and human rights advocate calls on the Biden transition team to make clear that the new president will not accept China's repression of democracy in Hong Kong. 

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• SOURCE: CNN
  11/18/2020
  

  Hong Kong's New Rules have Created Confusion in the Classroom. Some Parents are Pulling their Children Out

  While pro-Beijing lawmakers stress the need to promote national unity through civics education, educators, historians and parents in Hong Kong expect censorship and indoctrination under new restrictions. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  11/8/2020
  

  Seymour Topping, Former Times Journalist and Eyewitness to History, Dies at 98

  "For Mr. Topping, known universally to colleagues as Top, the story was always about more than the day’s news developments, intriguing as they might be. It was about their historical significance, too."

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• SOURCE: Rest of World
  10/26/2020
  

  Control, Alter, Delete:Hong Kong Activists and Academics are Hurrying to Digitize Historical Records

  Museums dedicated to the struggle for civil liberties in Hong Kong face a crisis to preserve records in the face of new public safety laws aimed at curbing criticism of the People's Republic of China. 

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• SOURCE: Made By History at The Washington Post
  9/28/2020
  

  The forgotten alliance between Black activists and China

  by Chang Che

  Black activists have long leveraged American desires for international legitimacy to forge antiracist alliances with China. Today, the Black Lives Matter movement has received support from Beijing, but must consider the costs of an alliance with a regime with its own human rights issues. 

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• SOURCE: Made By History at The Washington Post
  9/23/2020
  

  Trump’s TikTok Deal Shows how Trade with China is Woven into the American DNA

  by Sean Fraga

  "Americans’ beliefs about the value of transpacific trade informed every aspect of the transcontinental railroads. This history shows how deeply trade with China is woven into the American fabric and suggests President Trump’s hostility toward China is unlikely to outlast his administration."

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• SOURCE: Bloomberg
  9/20/2020
  

  Trump Wants $5 Billion From TikTok Deal for History Project

  This announcement continues a Trump tradition of claiming other nations will pay for domestic culture war projects. 

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• SOURCE: Z Blogs
  8/4/2020
  

  China and the United States Could Avoid an Unnecessary War

  by Lawrence Wittner

  Both the Chinese and U.S. governments are engaging in reckless behavior that could lead to disaster.