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Round-Trip Tickets for Chen Could Upgrade U.S.-China Relations

“One piece of the forming puzzle back in Beijing that is still missing is a Chinese statement to the effect that, if he goes abroad to study, Mr. Chen and his family will still be welcome to come back home…

US Expects China to Allow Dissident Chen Guangcheng to Travel Abroad

Earlier, Orville Schell, director of the centre on US-China relations at Asia Society, said in terms of the initial deal, “one striking thing for me was how far the Chinese side was willing to go to actually co-operate with US…

The Sun Yat-Sen Also Rises

Orville Schell, the director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations, noted in his introduction to the event that, in his own time, Sun and his political ideals “seemed to be a bit old-fashioned,” but that in actuality the same ideals…

Chen Guangcheng and U.S.-China Relations

High-level talks in Beijing between the United States and China this week have been overwhelmed by the dramatic and continually shifting story of Chen Guangcheng. via Chen Guangcheng and U.S.-China Relations: Forum | KQED Public Media for Northern CA.

Leaders in Beijing Feared Arab Spring Could Infect China

“They’re going to limit this as much as possible — identify the main tumor, excise it and move on,” said Orville Schell, director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society in New York. “They’re not going to…

The Current U.S.-China Standoff Has A Precedent

“When the Chinese back themselves into a corner like this — with foreigners involved and a lot of foreign scrutiny, they can become very obdurate,” says Orville Schell. via The Current U.S.-China Standoff Has A Precedent : NPR.

Frenzied Hours for U.S. on Fate of a China Insider

“It would be incredibly foolish for the U.S. to play any public cards in this very messy Chinese family feud,” said Orville Schell, the director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society. “The U.S. and China urgently…

Frenzied Hours for U.S. on Fate of a China Insider

“It would be incredibly foolish for the U.S. to play any public cards in this very messy Chinese family feud,” said Orville Schell, the director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society. “The U.S. and China urgently…

Even in Death, Fang Lizhi’s Calls for Chinese Political Reform Resonate Strongly

“Fang’s fearlessness appeared deeply rooted in his personality,” Orville Schell (夏偉), an eminent American journalist and China hand who once studied Chinese language at National Taiwan University, wrote in an article for the Atlantic Monthly in 1988. In the article,…

U.S. Keeping Close Eye on Chinese Upheaval

“The U.S. is well advised to keep its distance from this,” said Orville Schell, director of the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations. “There’s no benefit in our government interfering. The Chinese do not respond well, even if there is…