There’s a view in Washington that China seeks to supplant the United States as the leading world power and remake the international system, Jessica Chen Weiss, the Michael J. Zak Professor for China and Asia-Pacific Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, writes in an opinion piece in the New York Times. And China has fed these fears by building up its military, partnering with a revanchist…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, met over the weekend in Munich against the backdrop of growing concern that war between the United States and China could be coming, writes Jessica Chen Weiss, the Michael J. Zak professor for China and Asia-Pacific Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, in an opinion in The Washington Post.
“Given the enormous costs…
Competition and conflict between the United States and China have continued to intensify, writes Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government, in commentary in the New York Times; in August, the House speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, defying Chinese protests, and in October, the Biden administration ordered sweeping export controls to limit Chinese acquisition of semiconductors.
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Beijing is likely to seek short-term stability as it anticipates a long-term advantage, writes Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government, in a Washington Post op-ed. Chen Weiss gives four areas to watch on what a new U.S. administration will mean for U.S.-China relations.
“As the Biden administration takes office, many observers are wondering about the escalation in U.S.-China…
Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government, and Ali Wyne, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a nonresident fellow at the Modern War Institute, have some advice for U.S. officials about their relationship with China, in this New York Times opinion piece. Arguing that American nationalism will only encourage more Chinese nationalism, the scholars urge the U.S. to…
The United States has ordered the Chinese consulate in Houston to close by Friday afternoon. This move, the Trump administration’s latest, could make it harder to repair the U.S.-China rift, writes Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government, in an op-ed in the Washington Post. “China has already vowed to retaliate,” she writes in the piece. “What does this mean for U.S.-China…
China’s role in the Covid-19 outbreak has elicited a growing backlash, including dueling campaign ads from Democrats and Republicans, writes Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government, in a Washington Post op-ed. She lists how the pandemic will reshape China's domestic and international standing and how this will play out in U.S. elections."To analysts who thought the coronavirus would…
Jesscia Chen Weiss writes in this New York Times opinion piece about current events such as the trade war and Hong Kong protests and their impacts on China."Rather than play down these challenges at home, President Xi Jinping’s response has been to accentuate the peril of foreign threats to the Chinese nation, while glorifying the bond between the Chinese Communist Party and the people," she…
Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government, writes in this Washington Post opinion piece that even though China is rolling out nationalist propaganda in reaction to increased U.S. trade sanctions, Chinese leaders may actually be willing to find creative solutions for the current trade impasse.Still, she says, there are signs that anti-U.S. protests could begin."Trump appears to believe…
