Interviews - U.S.-China Perception Monitor

08/25/2025

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Engagement is Not Dead w/ Terry Lautz and Deborah Davis

Miranda Wilson Miranda Wilson 08/23/2025

People-to-people connections are a defining part of U.S.-China relations, and the people highlighted in this book highlight the shared values, friendships, and cooperation that are possible between our two nations.

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The History of the Thai-Chinese and the Chinese-Thai w/ Sittithep Eaksittipong

Henry O'Connor Henry O'Connor 08/15/2025

In the same way that China tries to promote Chinese culture, the Thai state promotes Thainess, language, and culture abroad as well.

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Assessing Peaceful Unification w/ Xin Qiang

Edison Chen Edison Chen 08/12/2025

People-to-people cultural exchanges between the two sides across the strait will facilitate and promote cooperation and exchange between the two sides.

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China In The World, Three Years Later w/ Ban Wang

Grace Osborn Grace Osborn 08/09/2025

The power of spirit is part of the revolutionary discourse of voluntarism. It is the ardent belief that subjective factors constitute a military capability and power and could propel the fighting army to victory.

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Democracy in Blue Jeans w/ Larry Diamond

Diego Ge Diego Ge 08/04/2025

I don’t believe we should change our policy of strategic ambiguity. Declaring a formal commitment to defend Taiwan would be destabilizing.

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Taiwan After Trump w/ Amanda Hsiao

Diego Ge Diego Ge 07/29/2025

Tensions are rising, but the risk of an invasion seems low

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The Only Chinese Bookstore in D.C. w/ Yu Miao

Diego Ge Diego Ge 07/29/2025

Forced out of Shanghai, JF Books builds a new community of readers in America

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Talking It Out w/ Ryan Hass

Edison Chen Edison Chen 07/29/2025

Obama's NSC China expert makes the case for negotiations

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A Mighty Voice w/ Vivian Wu

Diego Ge Diego Ge 07/29/2025

Former BBC Hong Kong Bureau Chief and CEO of Dasheng Media discusses press freedom and the complexities of the Chinese diaspora

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Throttling the Nationalist Spirit w/ Frances Yaping Wang

Juan Zhang Juan Zhang 07/08/2025

On China's media strategy

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An Interview with Jacob Dreyer: A Shanghai-Based American Writer on China

Juan Zhang Juan Zhang 07/08/2025

Author of the New York Times opinion piece, "Trump's America Is Beginning to Look More Like China."

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After Engagement w/ Orville Schell

Edison Chen Edison Chen 07/01/2025

The Asia Society's Director of the Center for U.S.-China Relations touches almost every thorn in the rivalry

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Trump’s Bad for Business Big & Small w/ Arthur Dong

Edison Chen Edison Chen 06/24/2025

Georgetown professor on U.S.-China investing and how tariffs will hit small American businesses

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Three-Finger Salute to Autocracy w/ Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Diego Ge Diego Ge 06/24/2025

What can we learn from a decade of protest in Asia?

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The Future of People-to-People w/ David Moser

Wei Wei Chen Wei Wei Chen 05/27/2025

Facilitating U.S.-China academic exchange and people-to-people connections

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Africa and the U.S.-China Rivalry w/ Maria Repnikova

Kelly Zhuang Kelly Zhuang 05/27/2025

Digitial diplomacy, Confucius Institutes, & The Belt and Road Initiative

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A Temporary Truce and the Long Road Ahead w/ USCBC’s Sean Stein

Juan Zhang Juan Zhang 05/27/2025

On April 29, at the height of escalating tensions in the U.S.-China trade war, the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) released its latest 2025 US Exports to China Report. The report warned that if the “U.S.-China Trade War 2.0” continues to intensify, it will severely impact American exporters and inflict greater losses on U.S. businesses, farmers, […]

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Chinese Thirdspace & A Third Political Route w/ Jianmei Liu

Miranda Wilson Miranda Wilson 05/20/2025

Read The Monitor's interview with Jianmei Liu about her newest book titled "Chinese Thirdspace: The Paradox of Moderate Politics."

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In The Dragon’s Shadow w/ Sebastian Strangio

Henry O'Connor Henry O'Connor 04/29/2025

China's Evolving Relationship with Southeast Asia

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The Dragon, The Bear, and The Eagle w/ Pavel Devyatkin

Henry O'Connor Henry O'Connor 04/29/2025

Managing Trilateral Relations in the Arctic

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Socialism’s Trillion Dollar Chinese Characteristic w/ Zoe Liu

Henry O'Connor Henry O'Connor 04/10/2025

China's financial statecraft and sovereign funds

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RedNote, Deep Seek, and Education Exchange w/ Ryan Allen

Miranda Wilson Miranda Wilson, Juan Zhang 04/08/2025

Dr. Allen shares his advice for Americans who hope to study abroad in China, encouraging American students to “be on the forefront of a possible new and more exciting bridge.”

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China, Palestine, Israel w/ Guy Burton

Nick Zeller Zeller Nick 04/01/2025

Reflecting on the roles of the United States and China in the amidst the Israel-Gaza War a year and a half after the October 7th attacks

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Cultural Revolution Echoes Heard in America w/ David M. Lampton

Juan Zhang Juan Zhang, Miranda Wilson, Yawei Liu 03/29/2025

David M. Lampton shares his thoughts on parallels between China's Cultural Revolution and recent policies by the Trump administration.

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The Urgency of Strengthening U.S.-China Academic Exchange w/ Yanzhong Huang

Juan Zhang Juan Zhang 03/19/2025

Using knowledge as an avenue to reduce misunderstanding

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