The China Program is part of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Scholarly Publications
Other Publications
Defense, Deterrence, and the Role of Guam
An essay in a Hudson Institute report, Defending Guam, edited by Rebeccah Heinreichs
Chinese Grand Strategy
In Strategy in the Contemporary World, edited by John Baylis, James J. Wirtz, and Jeannie L. Johnson, Oriana Skylar Mastro examines the evolution of Chinese grand strategy from Mao Zedong...
Nuclear Deterrence and the US-China Strategic Relationship
From Alliances, Nuclear Weapons and Escalation: Managing Deterrence in the 21st Century, edited by Stephan Frühling and Andrew O’Neil, published 2021 by ANU Press, The Australian National...
News
Military Capabilities, Not Commitment, at Stake in Taiwan: Oriana Skylar Mastro Examines Fallout From Pelosi's Visit
August 2022
Political maneuvers like Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan only anger Beijing but ultimately do not address the key issue of whether the United States has the military capabilities needed to...
Frontline Guam: Strategic Deterrence in the Westernmost U.S. Territory
July 2022
Expanding upon classic deterrence strategies, Center Fellow Oriana Skylar Mastro proposes an underutilized path to deterrence in which Guam — a remote U.S. outpost that has become a strategic hub as...
Assessing U.S. Force Posture in a Taiwan Contingency
July 2022
Center Fellow Oriana Skylar Mastro talks to the Center For Advanced China Research about the risk of Chinese attacks on U.S. military bases in Asia at the outset of a Taiwan conflict, the likelihood...
Old Events
Kurt M. Campbell and Laura Rosenberger on U.S.-China Relations: 2021 Oksenberg Conference
May 6, 2021
Please note that the event end time has changed to 1 PM (PT) due to a last-minute schedule conflict for our speakers. This is a virtual event.
Shifting Gears in Innovation Strategy
April 22, 2021
The six Asian countries examined in the new book Shifting Gears in Innovation Policy — China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan — have achieved high economic growth in many...
Perfect Storm: Climate Change in Asia—Fall 2021 Webinar Series Kickoff with Mr. Ban Ki-moon and Prof. Nicole Ardoin
December 4, 2020
Fall 2021 Webinar Series Kickoff with Mr. Ban Ki-moon and Prof. Nicole Ardoin September 28, 5-6 p.m. California time/ September 29, 9-10 a.m.
Projects
The Future of China's Economy
China’s spectacular growth over the last 40 years has slowed but remains strong, leading the world in economic recovery after the global financial crisis, and even in the current COVID-19 pandemic...
English
Perfect Storm: Climate Change in Asia
APARC Fall 2021 Webinar Series The Asia-Pacific region is the world’s most vulnerable region to climate change risks.
English
Biden’s America, Xi’s China: What’s Now & What’s Next?
The United States just experienced a historic election, electing Joseph R. Biden as its 46th president.
English
Multimedia
Oriana Skylar Mastro Discusses China's Naval Capacity on the BBC World Service
September 2021
Center Fellow Oriana Skylar Mastro joined BBC World Service's The Real Story host Ritula Shah and a panel of experts to discuss China's naval might and its military modernization program (the interview with Mastro starts at 24:00) China has...
Oriana Skylar Mastro Discusses the Australia-UK-US Security Pact on the BBC Newshour
September 2021
Center Fellow Oriana Skylar Mastro joined the BBC Newshour to discuss the significance of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States trilateral security pact.
China’s Belt, Road, and Beyond: State Mobilization and Localized Implementation
October 2020
Most people attribute the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to Beijing’s imperialist ambitions.
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