Real progress on U.S.–China cybersecurity means facing core differences
New at China-US Focus, I argue that there is real potential for progress on cybersecurity in the U.S.–China relationship, but basic differences in the way the governments and peoples view the Internet...
View ArticleObama’s missed Asia trip is no disaster—if he follows up strong (my latest)
In my latest piece for China-US Focus, I look at the impact of Obama’s decision to cancel planned travel to Asia and suggest that he can make up for missed opportunities. Obama’s Missed Asia Trip Is No...
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Quoted by AFP on Biden visit, which I (barely) witnessed
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s motorcade drives west for his meetings with President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2013. (Photo: Graham Webster) As U.S. Vice...
View ArticleA move to New Haven, an op-ed, and quotes in the South China Morning Post
A few items of news by way of links. Alongside the U.S.–China Strategic and Economic Dialogue last week, I offered my pessimistic assessment that little would come of this round of meetings in regard...
View ArticleSpeaking 9/4 in NYC: How bad is the U.S.–China relationship?
I will be giving a talk in New York next Thursday, Sept. 4, hosted by the Institute for Contemporary Asian Studies of Temple University Japan. I hope those interested in the big question of “How bad...
View ArticleRecent writing: Obama–Xi summit and picking your cyber fights
(1) Before President Barack Obama traveled to Beijing this month, I made a short contribution to a conversation at Asia Society’s ChinaFile, calling for President Xi Jinping and Obama to get down to...
View ArticleSubscribe to my weekly U.S.–China newsletter
Today I launched an experiment in weekly writing, a short newsletter highlighting five major items on U.S.–China relations each week. They can be news stories, events, or pieces of commentary. The...
View ArticleMy latest: Advances and challenges in U.S.–Japan cybersecurity cooperation
New from me yesterday at Nikkei Asian Review: When the U.S. and Japanese governments announced new bilateral defense guidelines in April, they brought the alliance firmly into the 21st century. U.S....
View ArticleMy contribution to ChinaFile: The rise of fatalism in U.S.–China ties, and...
The following is my contribution to this week’s Conversation from Asia Society’s ChinaFile. See the full conversation for entries by Hugh White, Mary Kay Magistad, Zha Daojiong, Vanessa Home, and Chen...
View ArticleMy latest: Alleged Chinese hack calls for ‘active defense,’ not sanctions
My latest piece for Nikkei Asian Review builds on last week’s U.S.–China Week and argues that sanctions are not the answer for the Obama administration as it weighs a response the hacking of U.S....
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