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Understanding the next phase of US-China relations

From the potential for revived tariffs to the implications for global collaboration, Rajawali Director Tony Saich examines the key dynamics shaping what could be a pivotal era in US-China relations.

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Is Climate Change the Path to Greater US-China Cooperation?

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Is Climate Change the Path to Greater US-China Cooperation?

Edward Cunningham discusses how decarbonization can serve as an opportunity for both countries to set aside their political tensions and work towards a common policy objective.

Demystifying Chinese Businesses and Creating Social Impact
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Demystifying Chinese Businesses and Creating Social Impact

In a new Ash Center policy brief, Fellow Wenchi Yu details why Chinese businesses, subject to privacy and national security scrutiny, need to rethink how they add value to communities when they operate in the U.S.

Orange Skies in Beijing
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Orange Skies in Beijing

A spring sandstorm and worsening air pollution came to a head last week in Beijing, causing the city and surrounding area to become enveloped in an orange smog. To better understand the storm and its impact on the environment, Chinese citizens and government, the Ash Center sat down with Jesse Turiel, Ash Center China Energy Postdoctoral Fellow.

Myanmar Descends Back into Military Rule

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Myanmar Descends Back into Military Rule

David Dapice, senior economist with the Ash Center’s Myanmar Program, on the recent coup and its implications

Challenges for Biden: Sustainable Economic Recovery and China
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Challenges for Biden: Sustainable Economic Recovery and China

As President-elect Biden prepares to take office, we sat down with Edward Cunningham, the director of the Ash Center’s China Programs and the Asia Energy and Sustainability Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School to discuss how the friction in the U.S.-China relationship might impact America’s economic recovery, and steps that the incoming administration can take to constructively engage with Beijing.

Advice to the New Administration on China

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Advice to the New Administration on China

From selective competition and collaboration to climate change, experts Anthony Saich and Edward Cunningham share guidance on shaping new US-China policy

Finding Allies and Making Revolution

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Finding Allies and Making Revolution

In a new book, Ash Center Director Tony Saich stitches together an untold story from the early years of the Chinese Communist Party

China’s economic recovery foretells unlikely growth in U.S. jobs
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China’s economic recovery foretells unlikely growth in U.S. jobs

The Ash Center sat down with Edward Cunningham and Philip Jordan, authors of Our Path to “New Normal” in Employment? Sobering Clues from China and Recovery Scores for U.S. Industry, a new report examining China’s post COVID-19 economic recovery in an effort to better understand what might lay ahead for America’s own attempts to rebuild from the economic destruction wrought by the pandemic.