Sandra Tarte at The University of the South Pacific spoke with Rory O'Connor about how Fiji, Micronesia's most influential state, is navigating U.S.-China tensions. Micronesia in Macropolitics w/ Sanra Tarte open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

Join us for this virtual discussion of what recent studies of public opinion from both sides of the Pacific reveal about how Chinese people see their place in the world. Register here: ucsd.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @cartercenter.bsky.social @global-affairs.bsky.social

Antonina Łuszczykiewicz-Mendis on China's new hydropower mega project in Tibet, impacts on India, and the international politics of rivers. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

Join us Sept. 19 for an in-person discussion with Amb. Dan Kritenbrink & Rep. Michelle Au about the impacts that the U.S.-China rivalry is having on the Chinese diaspora, both nationally and in Atlanta. This is part of a @ncuscr.bsky.social program. Register: bit.ly/4peCvmG

Join us Sept 19 10:00-11:30 for a conversation with Amb. Dan Kritenbrink & GA House Rep. Michelle Au on the impacts of the US-China rivalry on the Chinese diaspora nationally and in the southeast. @ncuscr.bsky.social

Check out the results of our collaboration with @global-affairs.bsky.social surveying Chinese public opinion on China's place in the world and it's economic future.

No one listening in Washington. Where should we turn? @nickzeller.bsky.social, writes about the devastation that accompanies the rise and fall of modern empires, including the U.S. and that the road to peace may lie in the survival strategies of smaller countries. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

In part 2 of our interview with @elifriedman.bsky.social, the Cornell professor discusses the limits of economic nationalism and the meaning of China's 2022 protests against state COVID control policies. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

There are plenty of studies of Chinese nationalism looking at media, govt docs, & social media. We conducted a survey, asking 1,000 Chinese people (yes, in China) where they see their country in the near future and their views on international issues. globalaffairs.org/events/china...

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A real pleasure doing this interview with Diego Ge, thanks to @nickzeller.bsky.social for making it happen

How should we respond when the US rightly condemns actions in China it wrongly perpetrates itself elsewhere? Part 1 of 2 of our interview with @elifriedman.bsky.social on what international solidarity means in US-China relations today. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

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If you aren't in Chicago, join us virtually to learn more about Chinese public opinion on foreign policy! @global-affairs.bsky.social

Join @cartercenter.bsky.social and @global-affairs.bsky.social September 3 in Chicago to discuss the results of our most recent survey of Chinese public opinion on foreign policy issues! globalaffairs.org/events/china...

"The deepening partnership between Serbia and China offers a revealing case study of how Beijing capitalizes on a complex blend of historical grievance, economic aspiration, and political vulnerability," writes Stefan Vladisavljev for The Monitor. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

Chinese college students studying in America aren't just in the U.S. for the quality of the universities. They are also escaping a high-pressure sorting system of standardized testing whose results have lifelong consequences. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

What are the actual prospects for peaceful unification of mainland China and Taiwan? It's not a popular question in most circles in the West, but understanding China's position is still key to avoiding preventable bad outcomes. @edisonchen0222.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

"This state behavior is warranted by the world’s now multipolar configuration, where foreign policies challenge bipolar or unipolar dominance."

The US is demonstrably unreliable in its economic and military commitments, yet China is still looked on with suspicion even as its investments are welcomed by many. The result is a pattern of hedging between the US and China by nearly all of Asia's middle powers. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

Editor of The Monitor @nickzeller.bsky.social in the latest issue of China Currents from the China Research Center - an Atlanta-based China Studies collective

My latest on #Vietnam's tightrope walk and how Hanoi has managed to navigate U.S.-China rivalry. I challenge reductionist assumptions that SE Asia looks to China only for economic benefit & the U.S. for security. Grateful to the @cartercenter.bsky.social for the invitation to contribute!

@hmarston.bsky.social at @seasia.csis.org writes about Vietnam's tightrope walk between the US and China. With a closer eye always on its nearest neighbor, hedging still means more than turning to the US for defense and China for profits. @csis.org open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

"Labubu and the Decline of American Cultural Hegemony" by Miranda Wilson uscnpm.substack.com/p/labubu-and... /fin

Saturday, Taiwan will hold the largest recall election in its history. 20% of the legislature, all Kuomintang members, could lose their seats. Amanda Hsiao at @eurasiagroup.net spoke with @diegoyc.bsky.social about the recall and cross-strait relations. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

Stuck between great powers internationally and competing parties domestically, John F. Copper covers President Lai Ching-te's year so far. It has been difficult. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

@diegoyc.bsky.social writes about the struggle of those living at the China-Myanmar border. Fear of organized crime to the south, demonization of refugees, and strict control over the flow of people, it should be a familiar story to anyone in the West. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

Ryan Hass at @brookings.edu spoke to The Monitor, making the case that negotiations are the only viable option for the U.S. and China. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

@vivianwu.bsky.social, CEO of @dashengmedia.bsky.social, spoke to us about the limitations of foreign reports in China, the politics of Chinese diasporic media, and the importance of informed, critical, and free journalism. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

"A winner-take-all approach to AI is, quite plainly, unhumanitarian," writes @meicensun.bsky.social. To win in the current AI competition most likely means losing out on a host of material improvements to human life. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

My 80th anniversary tribute to Vannevar Bush's July 1945 manifesto: No winner can take all in #AI and we must keep it that way. 🙏 @cartercenter.bsky.social uscnpm.substack.com/p/winners-ca...

Nationalism is a double-edged sword. It can be a source of state support or criticism based on whether state actions are seen as projecting national strength. Frances Yaping Wang talks with us about how the CCP manages this balance. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p... @oxfordunipress.bsky.social

Bilateral dialogues between the U.S. and China can collapse over the big questions. But, writes Jesse Marks, bringing in third countries can help set achievable targets remind the great powers that there's more than just their own interests on the line. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

“As my father, Liu Zaifu, eloquently stated, a broader Thirdspace fosters a healthier, more diverse, and freer society.”-Jianmei Liu. In this interview, Miranda Wilson from @uscnpm.bsky.social speaks with Jianmei Liu about her new book CHINESE THIRDSPACE. buff.ly/NL6oSEJ #AsianStudies #ReadUP

@asiasociety.org's Orville Shell speaks with Edison Chen about the end of engagement and the inseparability of trade from all other aspects of the U.S.-China relationship. "Engagement is dead," he rightly observes, "Was it wrong?" Read: open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

Chinese expert Zhang Tuosheng warns: "proliferation begets proliferation" open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

More bombs lead to more bombs. Grandview Institution's Zhang Tuosheng writes about the logic of China's commitment to nuclear non-proliferation with and eye toward Iran and North Korea. China's Resolve to Safeguard Nuclear Non-Proliferation open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

"The Chinese economy right now is confronting economic challenges on multiple fronts," Arthur Dong tells @edisonchen0222.bsky.social, "One might say it's a recession, but I would say that the present state of the Chinese economy goes beyond that." open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

@jwassers.bsky.social on his new book covering a decade of protest in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia - The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing. Three-Finger Salute to Autocracy w/ Jeffrey Wasserstrom open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p... @columbiagr.bsky.social

Juan Zhang with a quick look at what opinion pieces have surface so far in China on the war between Israel and Iran. Non-proliferation continues to dominate op-eds. Why China Opposes a Nuclear-Armed Iran open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

I comment here on the USA's ambiguous relationship with Myanmar (and the so-called developing world) more generally, including: "As the US continues to fund and support Israel’s genocide in Gaza today, it seems nothing less than absurd to recommend more US engagement in places around the world."

Happy to share a few thoughts for this piece: “China has little hope of expanding its soft power in the country. Yet at the same time, the NUG and various other ethnic armed groups are pragmatic enough to recognize that China's influence and presence in the country are not going away.” #Myanmar

After the earthquake in Myanmar, China may be filling a role once occupied by USAID, writes Miranda Wilson. However, while humanitarian aid is welcome, China's aid regime may be as much about buying influence as America's. @hmarston.bsky.social @epf.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

Trump in Asia: "Even steadfast allies like Japan and Australia resent Trump’s pressure to shoulder more defense burdens while facing economic coercion," writes Wei Zongyou. "Other partners, including India, are disillusioned by Washington’s mercenary approach." open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

Chinese commentators are watching events in Los Angeles with some sympathy, but they aren't missing the chance to draw parallels to U.S. commentary on Hong Kong in 2020. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

@edisonchen0222.bsky.social : “With Musk Out, the White House Belongs to the Hawks—Elon Musk’s departure tilts Trump’s China policy more heavily toward the hardliners” Read: uscnpm.substack.com/p/with-musk-...

For all the complaints about the cuts Musk made to U.S. government spending domestically and abroad, he was a voice in the White House arguing for moderation with China. With him out, Edison Chen argues, there may only be hawks left in the room. Read: open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

New Event! 📆17th June 🕖7pm Taiwan Time @newbloommag.net host "Against Genocide: A Forum on Organizing in Taiwan and the United States" w/ Mark McConaghy, @brianhioe.bsky.social @aurorachang.bsky.social @kerim.one Rebecca Karl & Hazem Almassry Details: www.facebook.com/events/10638...

Juan Zhang writes that it is "increasingly clear to Chinese scholars that the tariff-driven confrontation has evolved into a broader, high-stakes strategic contest." Read: open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...