Orville Schell, director of the Center on US-China Relations at the Asia Society, described Russel as a very knowledgeable, experienced and able Asia hand with important diplomatic skills that have been honed by his work on the National Security Council.…
Category: In the Press
Mentions and quotes in the press.
California Hopes for Treasures in China
“The governor really needs to lay out the welcome mat and tell them California welcomes Chinese involvement and Chinese investment,” Orville Schell, director of the Asia Society in New York and author of a 1978 biography of Brown, told the…
Jerry Brown Heads to China to Get ‘Billions’ in Investment The Sacramento Bee
China is California’s third-largest trading partner, behind Mexico and Canada. California’s merchandise export trade with China amounted to about $14 billion last year, and China is an emerging – if relatively small – source of foreign direct investment in the…
UN Security Council Unanimously Votes Sanctions on N. Korea
“If, in fact, the U.S. and China are now collaborating in pressuring North Korea, this represents a major concession by the Chinese and the first instance of working together with the U.S. on an issue where they have had to…
China Expert Orville Schell Sees Political “Earthquake” in China Without Further Reform
Since the 1989 crackdown, Schell said, Chinese leaders showed an “ability to roll with the punches and to be at once opportunistic and also pragmatic.” But, he asked, “How much further can they get on more tinkering? It seems to…
US Senior Diplomat Calls for Cool Heads
“I hope now in the new administration after January, maybe Vice-President (Joe) Biden will be designated to play such a role,” Orville said. “Whenever we have such a person, (Henry) Kissinger, (Zbigniew) Brzezinski or Mike Oksenberg or Hank Paulson, relations…
US Calls for Calm Over Islands
Orville Schell, director of the Asia Society’s Center on US-China Relations, recently told China Daily that the two countries’ relationship could benefit from experience like that of Henry Paulson, who was George W. Bush’s Treasury secretary. Paulson, who developed knowledge…
Why Is Google’s Eric Schmidt Going to North Korea?
The North Koreans also went to New York, the newspaper reported, where they visited Citigroup (C) and Bloomberg News, says Orville Schell, director of the Center for U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society. via Why Is Google’s Eric Schmidt Going to…
Kerry Selection Bodes Wel|
Orville Schell, director of Asia Society’s Center on US-China Relations described Kerry as part of the “best tradition of level-headed, well-informed and judicious American foreign policy leaders”. “He speaks fluent French, has traveled widely and understands the evolving world. Although…
Locke Urges Continuity in US-China Relations
“They do create a political problem which makes it very difficult for Chinese firms to either feel welcome or continue to invest in America,” he said. “It’s fully in US interests not just to welcome Chinese investment, but to court…