China and India, two of the world’s oldest civilizations, are also two of the fastest growing. Until the year 1000 AD, China and India accounted for a quarter and a third, respectively, of all economic activity in the world. By the time the Industrial Revolution took hold in the late 19th century, however, both India and China had lost the economic… Read more →
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Can The U.S. & China Get Along?
Having lived and worked in the US and China, I often tell those who are interested that the people of the two nations are more similar than they are different. However, the systems of government and, less obviously, the projection of hard and soft power differ greatly between the two countries. China is no longer content to play a regional… Read more →
Creating a Path to the Middle Class: Too Many College Grads in the US and China?
Go to college, earn a degree, and get a job: this has been the prescribed journey for every generation in the US since World War II. In China, there has been an explosion in the past ten years in the number of college grads. But for many young people, it’s become clear that degrees aren’t automatically traded in for good… Read more →
What Is The Future Of China-U.S. Relations?
I was asked this question on Quora and here is my response: The US and China are both large, great nations with patriotic populations. They will be “cooperative competitors” in the years to come. From the China side, there are clearly elements that wish to overtake the US as a world leader, others that want to have a robust China… Read more →