China Currents
A Journal of the China Research Center
Current Issue | 2022: Volume 21, Number 1
Editor’s Note
China Currents has always been dedicated to peeling back the layers of complexity in the quest to understand contemporary China, and this issue is, in my humble opinion, a shining example of how we do that. In our lead article, John Givens outlines how the United States has failed to prepare for the rise of China militarily, economically and in the education realm. This is the first of two articles by the author on the subject. In our next issue, Givens will address the question of why the U.S. failed in preparing to deal with…
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Is the World Ready for China Risen?
Every year since the death of Mao, it has become increasingly clear that China is on the rise and likely – though never certain –…
China’s Nina Andreeva Moment
On March 13, 1988, at the height of Gorbachev’s glasnost’ policy, an elderly teacher from Leningrad named Nina Andreeva published a letter in a conservative…
Security and Economic Challenges for Taiwan in Cross-Strait Relations
The security and economic landscape in the Indo-Pacific is increasingly difficult to navigate. While trade agreements such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific…
Watching the COVID World from Taiwan
I recently returned to the United States after spending 2019-2021 in Taipei, where I earned my MBA as a part of the Fulbright program. I…
The Innovation Wars: The Competition between America and China
This article is based on a presentation given to the International Club of Atlanta on December 7, 2021. Putting aside the political noise (as much…
Book Review: Red Roulette by Desmond Shum
This is an edited version of the original book review published in the U.S. China Perception Monitor, November 15, 2021. https://uscnpm.org/2021/11/15/review-desmond-shums-red-roulette/ Book Review: Desmond Shum,…