China Program – In The News

Feb. 3, 2012
Who is Xi: China's Next Leader
Published Feb. 2, 2012, by CNN.
Anyone interested in world affairs, Chinese diplomacy and China's future should know more about Xi Jinping.

Dec. 25, 2011
A Village in Revolt Could Be a Harbinger for China
Published Dec. 25, 2011, by The New York Times.
China's state-run media have had a field day this autumn with Occupy Wall Street, spinning an almost daily morality play about capitalism gone amok and an American government unable or unwilling to aid the victims of a rapacious elite.

Sept. 8, 2011
China's New Politics
This article is from the September 26, 2011 issue of Fortune.
Consider the choice at hand: A leading political figure -- adored by his "base'' -- believes that government should be in the business of reducing income inequality, expanding low-cost housing for the disadvantaged, and in general redistributing wealth to those in need. By contrast, another political figure, the governor of a region that has been booming economically for years, says the priority of economic policy is much simpler. It should be about "making the cake bigger."

Feb. 9, 2011
How an Activist's Death in China Inspired a Wave of Citizen Sleuthing
Published Feb. 9, 2011, by The Christian Science Monitor.
Qian Yunhui's suspicious death led to an unprecedented amount of detective work among Chinese citizens who were not convinced by the official version of events.

May 6, 2010
The China Model
Published May 6, 2010, by The Economist.
Chinese officials said the opening of the World Expo in Shanghai on April 30th would be simple and frugal. It wasn't. The display of fireworks, laser beams, fountains and dancers rivalled the extravagance of Beijing's Olympic ceremonies in 2008. The government's urge to show off Chinese dynamism proved irresistible. For many, the razzmatazz lit up the China model for all the world to admire.

Dec. 13, 2009
Atlanta Progressive News Carter reflects on 30 years of U.S.-China Relations
Published Dec. 13, 2009, by Atlanta Progressive News.
Former US President Jimmy Carter discussed the past, present, and future of the relationship between the United States and China, during a forum Thursday night, December 03, 2009, at The Carter Center.

Dec. 10, 2009
Jimmy Carter: U.S.-China the Most Important Bilateral Relationship in the World
Published by Halle Institute, Emory University.
On Dec. 3, 2009, The Carter Center held a series of events to celebrate 30 years of formal diplomatic relations between the United States and China and to engage the Atlanta public in a discussion of the implications of the China-U.S. relationship for China, the United States, and the rest of the world.

May 25, 2009
China Daily Experts:  U.S., China Democracy Different
Published May 25, 2009, by China Daily.
China has a democracy different from that of the United States, a difference that should be encouraged and acknowledged, US China experts said.

July 8, 2002
The Carter Center's Yawei Liu Talks About Democratic Elections in China (PDF)
Yawei Liu, Associate Director of the China Village Elections Project of The Carter Center, spoke to the Congressional-Executive Commission on China during a July 8, 2002 Roundtable on Village Elections in China. Read the transcript of his statement.