China | Council on Foreign Relations

Sir Robin Niblett, distinguished fellow at Chatham House, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss a potential second Cold War between the United States and China.

Podcast by James M. Lindsay, Robin Niblett, Markus Zakaria, Gabrielle Sierra, and Kenadee Mangus Jul 23, 2024

U.S.-China Economic Relations

Jay Shambaugh discusses U.S.-China macroeconomic engagement and dialogue with Chinese leadership on overcapacity and economic imbalances.

Event with Jay C. Shambaugh Jul 10, 2024

Taiwan’s Trump Conundrum

Taiwan should not dismiss Donald Trump’s recent comments about the island.

Blog Post by David Sacks Jul 19, 2024

The China-Russia Relationship

China and Russia have expanded trade and defense ties over the past decade, but they’re not formal allies. Experts say Russia’s war in Ukraine could be a turning point in the relationship.

Backgrounder by Clara Fong and Lindsay Maizland Mar 20, 2024

Cybersecurity

Cyber Week in Review: November 12, 2021

The House passes major infrastructure bill; China accuses Indian group perpetrated airline hacks; Justice Department charges REvil associates; Meta announces ad changes; TSMC will build a $7 billion factory in Japan.

Blog Post by Adam Segal November 12, 2021 Net Politics
China

Hyperventilating Over Hypersonics

Last summer, China tested a hypersonic missile that traveled through orbit. The test shocked many observers and led to widespread concern about the potential for nuclear-armed missiles that can evade detection and defense systems. The technology is not as new as it might seem, but this latest test highlights an underlying threat that the world has been living with for decades.

Podcast with Gabrielle Sierra November 12, 2021 Why It Matters
China

Virtual Roundtable: A Conversation With Geremie R. Barmé

Virtual Event by Geremie R. Barmé and Jerome A. Cohen November 8, 2021

Cybersecurity

Cyber Week in Review: November 5, 2021

China's personal information law goes into effect; Israeli companies targeted by ransomware; NSO Group blacklisted; Social media's falling revenue; Biden announces bounty on DarkSide leaders; Yahoo pulls out of China.

Blog Post by Adam Segal November 5, 2021 Net Politics
Taiwan

Twenty-Sixth Term Member Conference

The Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program is supported by a generous gift from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

Virtual Event by Sarah Kapnick, Bonny Lin, Stewart M. Patrick, Shelley Rigger, Paul J. Angelo, Amaka Anku, Abigail S. Bellows, Ellen Cushing, Yael Eisenstat, Mieke Eoyang, Vishaal Hariprasad, Bruce Hoffman , Daniel R. Russel, Nargiza Salidjanova, Jacquelyn G. Schneider, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Hagar Hajjar Chemali, R. David Edelman, Bay Fang, Razi Hashmi, Katherine Kranz Jordan, Marcus Mabry, Nick Schifrin, Calvin Sims, Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, David H. Young, Alex B. Zerden and Katherine Zimmerman November 4, 2021
China

Are China’s Domestic Politics Beginning to Erode its Governance?

Chinese authorities have launched a regulatory blitz. But its haste and scope raise questions as to whether technocratic governance of the economy is eroding as China's politics swings in the direction of one-man rule.

Blog Post by Carl Minzner November 4, 2021 Asia Unbound

China

DoD's 2021 China Military Power Report: How Advances in AI and Emerging Technologies Will Shape China’s Military

China is leveraging emerging technologies such as autonomous systems, quantum, cyber and more to challenge U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific. The latest DoD report on Chinese military power explains what the PLA is doing.

Blog Post by Michael C. Horowitz and Lauren Kahn November 4, 2021 Net Politics
Competitiveness

Major Power Rivalry and the Management of Global Threats

The United States should regard distrust—not cooperation—as a baseline condition for starting negotiations around shared global threats and challenges with other major powers, such as China and Russia.

Report by Bruce Jones November 4, 2021 Center for Preventive Action
Wars and Conflict

Ethiopia’s State of Emergency, China’s Communist Party Central Committee Convenes, and More

Ethiopia declares a state of emergency as its civil war intensifies, China holds a crucial meeting of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, and Sudan moves toward a new power-sharing deal to reverse last week’s coup.

Podcast with Robert McMahon and Michelle Gavin November 4, 2021 The World Next Week
Space

A New Age of Space Defense

A handful of countries including China and Russia are breaking new ground in developing space weapons. Does that mean the world is headed for an arms race in space?

Explainer Video with Anshu Siripurapu, Thamine Nayeem and Michael Kohler November 3, 2021
Southeast Asia

The ASEAN Summit: ASEAN and the United States

President Biden addressed several areas of concern at the ASEAN summit.

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick October 26, 2021 Asia Unbound
Infrastructure

Financing Global Infrastructure: The Role of the Private Sector

If properly harnessed, private capital can help the United States meet global infrastructure needs and compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Blog Post by Jennifer Hillman and Alex Tippett October 26, 2021 Renewing America
Cybersecurity

Cyber Week in Review: October 22, 2021

Iranian malware identified across the Middle East; the reemergence of DarkSide; the Counter-Ransomware Initiative meets; LinkedIn shuts down platform in China; Klobuchar pushes antitrust bill.

Blog Post by Adam Segal October 22, 2021 Net Politics
U.S. Foreign Policy

Secretary Colin Powell’s Funeral, Bennett and Putin Meet, and More

Americans remember former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Israeli and Russian leaders hold a summit in Sochi, and China undergoes a World Trade Organization policy review.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon October 21, 2021 The World Next Week
China

Beijing’s Grand Strategy, With Matt Pottinger

Matt Pottinger, senior advisor at the Marathon Initiative and chairman of the China Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss China’s ambitions and what they mean for the United States.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Matt Pottinger October 19, 2021 The President’s Inbox