Chinese Antitrust Exceptionalism
China’s rise as an economic superpower has caused growing anxieties in the West. Europe is now applying stricter scrutiny over takeovers by Chinese state-owned giants, while the United States is [...]
Seed Technology Engrained in China’s Food Security Policy
The close connection between China's seed breeding and national food security has made seed technology the key to achieve China's goals in grain production and agricultural reforms.
The Role of Nuclear Energy in China’s Geopolitical Ascent
China’s astounding economic growth has been followed by an equally astounding energy demand to fuel that growth. According to BP Energy Outlook, China will become the world’s largest [...]
The Origins of Chinese Crony Capitalism
The UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy and the 21st Century China Program are host to some of the world’s leading China watchers. In this column, China […]
Filling the investment gap for US-China climate change cooperation
This article is a winner of the 2016 China Focus Essay Contest. The other winning piece, which discusses North Korean nonproliferation, can be found here. The 2017 essay contest will [...]
Why China and the United States need a Bilateral Investment Treaty – 2016 China Focus Essay Contest Finalist
Trade and investment are the two primary engines of economic growth in bilateral economies. Tracing the bilateral economic history over the last twenty years, China's open economic reforms and [...]
Hazy Future for U.S.-China Climate and Energy Ties
In late 2009, the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference (COP 15) ended in disappointment after high-profile disagreements between the U.S. and China. In the years since then, both countries have [...]
Uber Facing Regulation in China: When the Sharing Economy Cuts the Communist Cake
Despite the taxi-hailing app's surging popularity among China's younger generation, like many “sharing economy” companies, Uber does not escape the fate of being regulated in the [...]
If They Censor it, Will WeChat?
In July of 2013 the twitter-like microblog site Weibo experienced a 70% decrease in traffic over the course of a few days. This massive exodus was the result of a […]
