The reason why both Americans and Chinese have become so nostalgic for the great Nixon/Kissinger-Mao Zedong/Zhou Enlai breakthrough in 1972 is because that was the last time that Sino-U.S. relations experienced a dramatic breakthrough. Now, most policy wonks on both…
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How the Snowden Affair Might End Up Helping U.S.-China Relations ChinaFile
The reason why both Americans and Chinese have become so nostalgic for the great Nixon/Kissinger-Mao Zedong/Zhou Enlai breakthrough in 1972 is because that was the last time that Sino-U.S. relations experienced a dramatic breakthrough. Now, most policy wonks on both…
8/1-“Wealth and Power” event at Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism
The USC U.S.-China Institute presents a book talk with Orville Schell and John Delury on China’s ascent from imperial doormat to global economic powerhouse. via US-China Institute :: calendar :: Wealth and Power: China’s Long March to the Twenty-First Century.…
In China vs Google, Google Resembles a Country
One key issue in the confrontation, Schell said, is that Google has become more like a nation than a company. By this he means that not only is Google closely connected to the Obama administration, but the company has a…
Stakes High Ahead of Summit
Orville Schell, director of the Center on US-China Relations at the Asia Society, is hopeful that the practical attitude shown by Beijing and Washington in choosing the summit venue will help clear many hurdles that up to now made it…
Find a China Reset Button The Daily Beast
Many of those who watch U.S.-China relations have long hoped the two countries could have “a breakthrough”—or some kind of dramatic new agreement that signaled a recognition that our bilateral relations require bold action to make the ways we have…
What Slowdown? Surveys Reveal an Optimistic, Forward-Leaning China The Atlantic
Exploring what’s right with China, James Fallows cited a “sense of national movement and ambition,” while Orville Schell mentioned “people hellbent on building a more prosperous and stronger country.” via What Slowdown? Surveys Reveal an Optimistic, Forward-Leaning China – Matt…
Obama takes diplomatic tack on Chinese cyberespionage charges – U.S. News
“For the first time, the areas of common interest between the U.S. and China are much more evident in China’s declarations,” said Orville Schell, director of the U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society. “They’re fed up. And they don’t want…
Susan Rice Named US National Security Adviser
Orville Schell, director of the Center on US-China Relations at the Asia Society in New York, described the 48-year-old Rice as a smart and experienced diplomat, doubting that Rice’s limited direct experience in China-related matters would be problematic. “She is…
China aims for meeting of equals as Xi sits down with Obama (+video) – CSMonitor.com
The two leaders will hold the first unscripted, two-day Sino-US summit (allowing time for extended conversation) since Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong stunned the world in 1972. And it could have equally dramatic consequences, suggests Orville Schell, head of the…