China: A Symposium
AP and the Hoover Institution present a symposium on China today, Wednesday and Friday with Larry Diamond and Glenn Tiffert, Derek Scissors, Vijay Gokhale, James Kurth, Thomas G. Mahnken, Theresa Fallon, Richard McGregor, and Peter Berkowitz, author of a Policy Planning report on the topic.
The Elements of the China Challenge, Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State
Peter Berkowitz replies to symposium contributors
What China Wants
China desires nothing less than global hegemony. The challenge it poses to the cause of freedom requires a long-term, multifaceted approach.
Larry Diamond and Glenn Tiffert
China’s Economic Vulnerabilities
A side-by-side look at the domestic and external picture of China’s economy reveals opportunities for the United States to exert its influence.
Derek ScissorsChinese Authoritarianism and the Global Order
The suppression of freedoms at home is intimately tied to China’s global strategy.
Vijay GokhaleAn Authoritarian World Order with Chinese Characteristics
A major transformation of American foreign policy is required to counterbalance Chinese ambitions to replace the liberal world order with an authoritarian one.
James KurthImage: Zhang Zeduan, Along the River During the Qingming Festival (detail), 12th century. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2534239
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