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Chinese Studies Program

The Chinese Studies Program is the latest addition to The Nixon Center. Initiated in May 1998, the program provides a forum for leading experts and policy makers to identify and explore key issues in U.S.-China relations (including not only the People's Republic of China, but also Taiwan and Hong Kong).

David M. Lampton serves as the Center's director of Chinese Studies.  Mr. Lampton,  in addition to working at The Nixon Center, is a professor of China Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC.

The program published its most recent monograph in 2002, entitled "U.S.-China Relations in a Post-September 11th World."  It focused on how the new strategic demands and priorities of the war on terrorism affected the US-China relationship.  The program published its second monograph, A Big Power Agenda for East Asia: America, China, and Japan, in December 2000.  The report focuses on the implications of China's increasing power in Asia and serves as a prescription for the new Bush Administration.  The program's first monograph, Managing U.S.-China Relations in the Twenty First Century, was published in September 1999.

In addition to research projects, the Chinese Studies program also hosts regular smaller-scale workshops, seminars, lectures, and briefings on current issues in Sino-American relations and developments in "Greater China."  Recent speakers include Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Stanley Roth, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs David Jeremiah, and former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft.

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Recent Publications:

Program Brief: "China's Health Calamity: Causes and Consequences,"  vol. 9 no. 13, June 4, 2003.

Washington Post Editorial: "China: Fed Up With North Korea?"  David Lampton, June 4, 2003.

Program Brief:  "America, China, and Russia: The Trilateral Relationship," Vol. 9, No. 8, March 10, 2003.

Program Brief: "The Modernization of China's Military: Implications for American Policy" Vol. 9, No. 4, February 12, 2003.

Program Brief: "Evolving U.S.-China Military Ties with China and Taiwan," Vol. 9 No. 2, January 30, 2003.

Reality Check: "Getting to Know Hu Jintao"  Dan Ewing, April 30, 2002.

Program Brief: "China: Fiscal Policy for Economic Development" A speech by Finance Minister Xiang Huaicheng, April 22, 2002. (full transcript -pdf 35k)

Reality Check: "Daqing Meets Wall Street"  Dan Ewing, March 26, 2002.

Program Brief: "China - United States Sustained Dialogue"  A panel discussion with Wang Jisi, Zi Zhongyun, Maxine Thomas, and Hal Saunders, March 19, 2002.

Article:  "China Needs Labor Flexibility"  Dan Ewing.  Published in the Far Eastern Economic Review, March 14, 2002.

Reality Check:  "The Beijing Ledger:  The Bush-Jiang Summit in the Balance"  Dan Ewing, February 27, 2002.

Reality Check:  "30 Years Later - Bush Follows in Nixon's Footsteps"  Dan Ewing, February 20, 2002.

Article: "China's New Leader Steps into the Spotlight", Dan Ewing.  Published in the Korea Herald, February 21, 2002.

Program Brief:  "China's Entry into the WTO: Implications for China and the World Economy," A Discussion with Nicholas Lardy, Volume 8, #2, February 7, 2002.  pdf(22k)

Reality Check:  "Hu Jintao: Stepping into the Spotlight" Dan Ewing, January 29, 2002.

Article: "China's Changing Security Calculus" Dan Ewing.  Published in the Korea Herald, January 21, 2002.

Article:  "Small Mercies: China and America after 9/11"  David Lampton.  Published in the National Interest, Winter 2001/02. (pdf 30k)

Reality Check:  "Could China Have Picked A Worse Time to Join the WTO?"  Dan Ewing,  December 18, 2001. 

Program Brief:  "September 11 and U.S.-China Ties: A Chance for a New Strategic Relationship?"  A Discussion with Richard Solomon. Volume 7 #22, December 12, 2001.

Program Brief: "The Bush Administration's China Policy,"  A Discussion with Kenneth Lieberthal.  Volume 7 #16, July 26, 2001.

Article: "Questions Facing Bush," David M. Lampton, South China Morning Post, June 15, 2001.

Program Brief: "The Impact of Recent Developments on Future U.S.-China Relations," A Discussion with Dr. Harry Harding.  Volume 7 #12, May 23, 2001.

Article: "Best Fixes for U.S.-China Ties," David M. Lampton, Christian Science Monitor, April 23, 2001.

Reality Check: "An Open Letter to China's President," David M. Lampton, April 16, 2001.

Reality Check: "Just a Bump in the Road?"  Mark Fung, April 5, 2001.

Program Brief: "The Making of Chinese Foreign and Security Policy: Implications for the United States,"  A Panel Discussion with Bates Gill, Lu Ning, and Margaret Pearson.  Volume 7 #7, March 14, 2001. 

Program Brief: "The Contours of a Bipartisan China Policy,"  A Discussion with Senator Max Baucus.  February 27, 2001.

Article: "Rumblings from Taiwan,"  Mark Fung, The Christian Science Monitor, January 10, 2001.

Reality Check: "A New President and an Old Problem: China Policy"  David M. Lampton, January 9, 2001.