Editor’s Note
This multimedia issue follows a format initiated early this year when we engaged three leading scholars in discussing China’s reaction to the invasion of Ukraine. In this issue, Dr. Andy…
The 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party: Sea Change or Much Ado About Nothing?
On October 22, 2022, Xi Jinping was elected to a third term as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Even though his elevation violated what many observers had…
The Centrality of the U.S. in China’s Quest for Modernization — Assessing China’s U.S. Policy After the 20th Party Congress
Historian Michael Hunt believed the relationship between the U.S. and China is different from all the other American bilateral relationships because it has been buttressed by two pillars that are…
Tiananmen Squared? Doubling Down on Taiwan’s Status Quo
From mid-October to early December, potentially radical events impacted cross-strait relations between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the People’s Republic of China (China). It started when Xi Jinping gave…
Editor Note
Special Issue on China and the war in Ukraine We’re delighted to offer something new for China Currents — a special, multimedia issue on China’s response to the Russian invasion…
2022, the Year That Has Upset China
As 2022 began, the year was shaping up as one of great significance for China. It appeared that the nation had successfully contained COVID-19 and could become the first country…
Helping China Learn the Putin Lesson
Seven months into Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the consequences of the war remain unclear. Russia might regain the upper hand or be forced off Ukrainian soil. No less certain…
The Ukraine Crisis, Xi Jinping, and Taiwan
Concurrent with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, tensions have increased in the Taiwan Strait. Tensions had, in fact, been on the rise for several years with the Peoples Liberation Army…
Editor’s Note
This issue of China Currents focuses on a broad question that has been long discussed and likely will profoundly shape the world in the coming decades: what are the implications…
China Ostrichism: Why Didn’t the World Prepare for China’s Rise?
The rise of China has been one of the clearest, most predicted, and most predictable realities in a century of international politics. Rather than the result of a sudden shift…