China Inside and Out

Mel Gurtov is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State University. He previously was on the staff of the RAND Corporation, where he was an author of the Pentagon Papers, and then began his teaching career at the University of California, Riverside. He has written 30 books on China, US foreign policy, and international affairs, most recently America in Retreat: Foreign Policy under Donald Trump and Engaging Adversaries: Peacemaking and Diplomacy in the Human Interest, both published by Rowman & Littlefield. Dr. Gurtov is a former Senior Fulbright Scholar and is Senior Editor of Asian Perspective, which he served as Editor-in-Chief for over 20 years.

• PART I: CHINA AND WORLD 1. US-China Relations: Policy and DiplomacyFinding Common Ground with China Trump 1.0 and China Biden and Xi Seek Coexistence Military-to-Military Communication Resumes The Rise and Fall of US-China Exchange Programs The China Initiative Profiles Chinese Americans Trade PoliticsChips War: Advantage China? The Republicans’ “China Week”Trump 2.0 and China: The Rocky Road Ahead Trump’s Tariff War in 2025 The Way Forward Documents: Xi Jinping and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Discuss Partnership versus Rivalry; Project 2025’s Recommendations for US China Policy; Chinese and US Public Opinion Polls; China Reacts to Trump’s Election; Two Chinese Reactions to Trump’s Tariff Threats; A Chinese Expert Addresses the Main Source of Future US-China Competition2. The US-China Strategic CompetitionThe Threat Business: China Comes First US Policy on Taiwan, and China’s Response The US-China Military BalanceAn Ill-advised Visit to Taiwan Evaluating the 2023 Spy Balloon Incident Taiwan’s Autonomy: A Provocative Issue for China War Games and False Alarms Close Encounters: The Dangers of the Asia Pacific Strategic Competition Cyber Hacking: Who’s Doing it to Whom? Chinese Opportunism and Western Reactiveness in the Pacific Islands Trump on Taiwan Trump’s Reverse-Nixon Strategy Trump’s Budget Cuts: A Glaring Contradiction Documents: The Biden-Harris National Security Strategy Paper (2022) on China; The 1979 Taiwan Relations Act; Three Views of How US Policy on Taiwan Should Change3. China’s Relations with Russia and EuropeChina-Russia Relations on the Eve of War in UkraineChina Between Russia and the US in the Ukraine WarThe Evolution of Europe’s View of China EU-China Trade Politics China’s Wartime Balancing Act in 2024 France Charts Its Own Course on China, But the EU Commissioner Disagrees Trump’s Reset with Russia: Pluses and Minuses for China Trump’s Tariffs Rattle EuropeDocuments: Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin Exchange New Year’s Greetings; A conversation with European Council President Antonio Costa4. China and the Global SouthChina in Africa: Winning the Competition with the WestBRI: The Energy SideThe Battle Over Cobalt The Withering of US Aid Competition The Significance of the BRICS for China How Money Talks Exporting for Security: China’s Surveillance Equipment and Military Abroad A Big Deal but Not Enough: China’s Middle East Diplomacy Documents: Xi Jinping Addresses the BRICS Summit in Russia; Xi Jinping Touts China’s Development Assistance; Xi Jinping Addresses Problems and Opportunities with the BRI; Xi Jinping on “China’s Story”; Sri Lanka’s Indebtedness to China; The Chinese Model for Humanity; China’s Position on the Israel-Palestine Conflict; China’s Position on the Iran Nuclear Issue5. China and Its Neighbors: Japan, India, the Two Koreas, MyanmarRenewed Tensions on the Korean Peninsula The Russia-North Korea “Strategic Partnership”: Implications for ChinaUS-China Relations and US Policy on North Korea Risky Business as Japan Steps Out US-Japan Security Ties Strengthen Japan and China in the Trump Era China-India Diplomacy Seeks Improvement India’s Strategic Headaches on Land and Sea The Problematic Situation for China in Myanmar Documents: Foreign Minister Wang Yi Says China-Japan Relations are at a Critical Stage; Xi Jinping Meets Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru; Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi Comment on China-India Relations; Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang’s Speech at the Opening Plenary of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual ConferencePART II: INSIDE CHINA 6. Politics and SocietyEconomic Development Requires Security Xi Jinping’s Anti-Corruption Campaign The People and the Party Reform and Repression The Culture War in China The Covid Coverup Trends in China’s Higher Education Documents: Xi Jinping on Continuing Reforms; A Politburo Member Discusses Religious Conformity; Xi Jinping’s New Year Address; Xi Jinping on China’s Modernization7. The Economy and EnvironmentComparative Economic Strength of the US and ChinaPeak China China in the Global Economy: Setting Records, Facing Dilemmas Two Chinese Commentaries on the Virtues of Economic Globalization Private Capitalism is OK China’s Rising GDP: Speedy Development or Quality Development? China is on Track to be the Leading Carbon Emitter—and Leader in Green Energy Some Contradictions of Development Who Pays? China’s Role in Global Climate Financing Documents: China’s Economic Outlook; 2023 Report on the State of the Ecology and Environment in China; China’s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change; Xi Jinping on Climate Change and Global Governance8. Human RightsRepression of the UyghursChina’s Abuse of Biometric Data Collected in Minority Populations Forced Labor and “Reeducation” in Xinjiang and Tibet Destroying Democracy: China in Hong Kong China’s Mass Detention System Crimes Without Punishment: International Attempts to Change China’s Policies Thailand Extradites Uyghurs to China China’s Response to Repression in Myanmar Where is Peng Shuai? Ai Weiwei and Freedom of Expression Documents: The State Council Information Office, “The Communist Party of China and Human Rights Protection: A 100-Year Quest"; The Australian Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Makes a Joint Statement to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee on Human Rights in Xinjiang Province and Tibet; China’s Human Development Indices; China’s Hydropower and Dam Projects in Tibet; Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s Appraisal of the United Nations PART III: CONCLUSION 9. For Further ReflectionUS-China RelationsChina, Its Neighbors, and the Global South China’s Relations with the European Union and Russia Chinese Politics, Economy, and Society

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