After Blinken’s Visit: Prospects for US-China Cooperation on Climate and Other Issues

Scott Moore, Ph.D., Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania

Secretary Blinken’s visit to China has opened a tentative window, arguably the biggest since before the pandemic, for the United States and China to resume dialogue and cooperation on key issues of shared concern,…

Dragons and Doves: The Effects of China's Leadership of UN Agencies

Rachel Hulvey, Political Science Ph.D. Candidate; Sabrina Arias, Political Science Ph.D. Candidate, University of Pennsylvania

Although many speculate about China's motivations, China seems well positioned to be able to change institutional goals as Secretary General of many United Nations (UN) agencies. Does China successfully wield…

Crossing the Strait? PLA Modernization and Taiwan

Phillip Saunders, Ph.D., Director, Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

Drawing upon the new book Crossing the Strait: China’s Military Prepares for War with Taiwan, Dr. Saunders will discuss China’s…

The Informal Rules of the Chinese Communist Party

Ewan Smith, Associate Professor of Public Law, University College London; Hauser Global Fellow, New York University Law School

Professor Smith discusses his recent China Quarterly article "On the …

Roundtable on Population Aging in China

This roundtable will feature a moderated discussion of the implications of population aging for China’s future, from the perspectives of economics, social policy and practice, public health, and sociology. The…

The Regulation of Prostitution in China: Law in the Everyday Lives of Sex Workers, Police Officers, and Public Health Officials

Margaret Boittin, Assistant Professor of Law, York University

Professor Boittin discusses her book, The Regulation of Prostitution in China: Law in the Everyday Lives of Sex Workers, Police Officers, and Public Health Officials, forthcoming with Cambridge University…

Xi Jinping’s Power Concentration and Implications for Chinese Foreign Policy

Suisheng Zhao, Professor of International Studies, University of Denver

Xi further consolidated his power and becomes an all-powerful empire at the CCP 20th National Congress. How has the lineup changed the CCP elite politics? How has Xi reached this point of power? What are the foreign…

China in Xi’s Third Term: Personnel, Priorities, and Policy

Cheng Li, Director and Senior Fellow, The John L. Thornton China Center, The Brookings Institution

Cheng Li is the director of the John L. Thornton China Center and a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. He is also a director of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.…

The Arc of Chinese Economy

CSCC 9th Annual Conference

Support of this conference by the China Research and Engagement Fund of the University of Pennsylvania is gratefully acknowledged.

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Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People's Republic

Mike Chinoy, Nonresident senior fellow at the U.S.-China Institute, University of Southern California

The China beat is one of the toughest in journalism- and one of the most important. How the U.S. media has covered the country has profoundly influenced American government policy and shaped public opinion, not only…