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China's power is booming. How should the U.S. respond?

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The United States and China are becoming strategic rivals. The mounting trade war is but the most visible manifestation of this new reality.

A man walking on a sidewalk in China talks on the phone US Foreign Policy

Derek Scissors on China's Economy

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Economist Derek Scissors joins the Council on this episode of Wait Just a Minute.

Screenshot of Derek Scissors on-screen Global Economy

How Might War Start Between the US and China?

Video Series
#AskIvo

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder answers a question about which factors could lead China and the United States into a full-scale military conflict.

President Trump walks past Chinese military display.
Reuters
Defense and Security

Raghuram Rajan on Economics

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Raghuram Rajan explains what bananas reveal about markets and governments, the importance of communities in economics, and whether China or India has a more enviable economy.

Raghuram Rajan speaking from a podium at the Council Global Economy

Elite-Public Gap on China May be Decreasing

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

New data from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs suggests the difference in opinion between the public and the White House is beginning to narrow on the perceived threat of China.

People walk through the rain on a a busy street in China.
Nuno Alberto
Public Opinion

China's Blockbuster Influence in Hollywood

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Movie producer Lynda Obst and Orville Schell of the Asia Society join Deep Dish to examine how China is changing the US box office.

View of the Hollywood sign from above, in Los Angeles, California.
Justin Aikin
Global Politics

Is China's Investment in Africa a Debt Trap?

Video Series
#AskIvo

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder explores if China’s investment in Africa a debt trap.

Picture of Xi shaking hands with an African leader.
Reuters
Global Economy

Chinese Cyber Attacks and Industrial Espionage

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Lesley Carhart and Adam Segal join Brian Hanson to discuss international cyber space.

A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digits
Reuters
Defense and Security

China revamps regulator for stronger environmental protection

In the News
Axios
Dali L. Yang

This week China formally inaugurated its new Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) to replace the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

Heavy smog in Shanghai on January 30, 2018, when the Air Pollution Index reached 235, a level considerred "very unhealthy."
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Climate and the Environment

This Week's Reads: Globalization, Inevitable and Unavoidable

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Global Insight by Ivo H. Daalder

Globalization cannot be stopped, yet we can do a much better job dealing with its consequences by addressing the needs of those most adversely affected.

A man walks in front of shipping containers in Shanghai
Reuters
Global Politics