Category: In the Press

Mentions and quotes in the press.

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…

How Would Facing Its Past Change China’s Future?

For Asia Society’s Orville Schell, the question exemplifies a Western paradigm which might not necessarily apply in China. Schell suggests it is borne out of the Freudian notion that the individual and the society must be introspective, life must be…

U.S.-China Meeting’s Aim – Personal Diplomacy

“Sunnylands is a West Coast monument to Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan,” said Orville Schell, the Arthur Ross Director of the Center for U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society. “The last time the U.S.-China relationship broke through was Nixon and…

Obama and Xi Put Their Scripts Aside, Opt For Personal Diplomacy

“Sunnylands is a West Coast monument to Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan,” said Orville Schell, the Arthur Ross Director of the Center for U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society. “The last time the U.S.-China relationship broke through was Nixon and…

Orville Schell on the Upcoming Obama-Xi Presidential Summit in California | Asia Society Asia Society Blog

As Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Barack Obama prepare for their "casual" summit June 7-8 at Sunnylands, the former Annenberg Estate in Rancho Mirage, California, we asked Orville Schell, director of Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations,…

Time to Get to Know One Another

Orville Schell, director of the Center on US-China Relations at the Asia Society in New York, said: “In any event, if there is a reset button to be found, it will doubtless reveal itself more readily at an informal setting…

No Fast Results Expected From Summit

Orville Schell, director of the Asia Society’s Center on US-China Relations, described the site — sometimes called the “West Coast Camp David” for playing host to past retreats of US and world leaders — as “the perfect place for informal…

Xi-Obama Meet a ‘First Step’

Orville Schell, director of the Asia Society’s Center on US-China Relations, described the site – sometimes called the “West Coast Camp David” for its past retreats of US and world leaders – as “the perfect place for informal and personal…

What is Right With China

Schell cited to China’s “commitment to dealing resolutely with certain kinds of problems, such as clean energy, the building of infrastructure, supporting education, investing in scientific research” that “have created a spirit …. that, instead of conveying an air of…