Ray W. Howard Library: Global Affairs Center: China and America

Current China / U.S. Relations (sites update as news happens)

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Autocracy with Chinese Characteristics, Beijing's Behind-the-Scenes Reforms
“Tweaks to rules and incentives within China’s public administration have quietly transformed an ossified communist bureaucracy into a highly adaptive capitalist machine.” - Yuen Yuen Ang
China's New Revolution, The Reign of Xi Jinping
“Xi [Jinping] has matched the dramatic growth of his personal power with an equally dramatic intensification of the Chinese Communist Party’s power in society and the economy.” - Elizabeth Economy
China vs. America, Managing the Next Clash of Civilizations
An excellent comparison of Chinese and American values and worldviews that impact each country’s foreign policy and how they view each other. “In some ways, Chinese exceptionalism is more sweeping than its American counterpart.” – Graham Allison
Prof. Bachman explains Trump’s zero sum game approach on global trade | KOMO Radio