Category Archives: US-China Relationship

Rising to a Summit – Australia’s Kevin Rudd and US-China Leaders

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Alan Alexandroff

  Kevin Rudd, the former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Australia has been on the “speechifying path” recently – I guess that’s what comes with others running the show.  He has been in North America and in the granddaddy … Continue reading →

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The ‘China Dream’ or ‘A New Type of Great Power Relationship’

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Alan Alexandroff

Experts are trying to puzzle through exactly what Chairman Xi Jinping has in store for US-China relations now that the power transfer has been completed in China and Xi has been named President. There appear to contending views from the … Continue reading →

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Structural Complexity in the Global System

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Arthur Stein

[Editors Note - Arthur was another expert that joined the Harvard-Beida Conference earlier in the month.] The disjuncture between economic and military structure is not a new phenomenon.  The Cold War, certainly from the early 1960s on, consisted of military … Continue reading →

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Looking at the ‘World’ With Two Lens

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Alan Alexandroff

Final reflections on the Harvard-Beida conference on US-China relations (see previous blog posts for further information).  If I was a meteorologist, I would suggest that the weather forecast for US-China relations has gone from, partly sunny to partly cloudy. A … Continue reading →

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The Diversity of Opinions in US-China Relations

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Alan Alexandroff

Two days of opinion, argument and interpretation.  That’s what I’ve just enjoyed in the smog capital of China and possibly the world – though thankful the winds have picked up and we could at least enjoy the sun by the … Continue reading →

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Looking at the Big Question

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Alan Alexandroff

Well I am looking forward with anticipation to a conference here in Beijing that begins this evening.  Now I didn’t exactly count on clean air in Beijing – but I didn’t expect the most unbelievable  dirty air I’ve ever seen.  … Continue reading →

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The Fear of the “Boogey Man” And Other Thoughts – China as a Great Power

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Alan Alexandroff

I suppose it is partly due to US electoral season but the “China Threat School” has been rather busy in the last while.  Stephen Walt blogger  at foreignpolicy.com and professor of international relations at Harvard has noticed it as well.  In … Continue reading →

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It Takes Two to Tango

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Alan Alexandroff

As I mentioned in the previous post, “‘Pivots’ and Great Powers – Both Sides Now” I thought I should dwell a bit on former Australian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd’s speech/article called “The West Isn’t Ready for the … Continue reading →

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“Pivots” and Great Powers – Both Sides Now

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Alan Alexandroff

        I could not resist – and a big thanks to Joni Mitchell and Judy Collins for the reference to their famous tune.  I f you recognize the reference – well you know … In 2009 I … Continue reading →

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“Pivots” and Great Powers – From the Other Side

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Alan Alexandroff

      In my earlier post – of close to the same name – I mentioned that it was Minghao Zhao’s earlier NYT op-ed, dated July 12th, “The Predicaments of Chinese Power,” that got me thinking again about the … Continue reading →

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