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Taiwan and Fear in US-China Ties
Joseph S. Nye. Taipei Times, 14 January 2008. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

Dealing With the Dragon
Paul Krugman. The New York Times, 04 January 2008.

Doubts Raised on Sales of U.S. High-Tech Equipment to China
Steven R. Weisman. International Herald Tribune, 02 January 2008. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

The Rise of China and the Future of the West
G. John Ikenberry. Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008.

U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress
Shirley A. Kan. Congressional Research Services, 12 December 2007 (.pdf file).

America's Strategic Response to China's Military Modernization
Ashton B. Carter and Jennifer C. Bulkeley. Harvard Asia Pacific Review, Winter 2007 (.pdf file).

The Political Significance of the U.S.-China Military Hotline
Power and Interest News Report, 15 November 2007.

2007 Report to Congress
Report of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, November 2007 (.pdf file).

The U.S. 'One China' Policy: Time for a Change?
Alan D. Romberg. Text of the 16th Annual Charles Neuhauser Memorial Lecture at the John K. Fairbank Center, Harvard University, 24 October 2007. Posted on the Stimson Center website.

Energy Bedfellows: Countering OPEC Through China-U.S. Cooperation
Sebastian Mallaby. Washington Post, 17 September 2007.

The Rogue That Plays by the Rules
Edward S. Steinfeld. Washington Post, 02 September 2007.

Moving the U.S.-ROK Alliance into the 21st Century
Institute for National Strategic Studies and Institute for Defense Analyses, September 2007 (.pdf file).

Chinese Military Power: What Vexes the United States and Why?
Jonathan D. Pollack. Orbis, Fall 2007 (.pdf file).

Promoting Energy and Partnership in Beijing and Washington
Zha Daojiong and Hu Weixing. The Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2007 (.pdf file).

China and the United States on the High Seas
Eric McVadon. China Security, Brookings Institution, Autumn 2007 (.pdf file).

Make Talk Not War: Strategic U.S.-China Military-to-Military Exchanges in the First Half of 2007
James Mulvenon. China Leadership Monitor, Hoover Institution, Summer 2007 (.pdf file).

Oil and Conflict in Sino-American Relations
Peter Hatemi and Andrew Wedeman. China Security, World Security Institute, Summer 2007 (.pdf file).

Yuan Worries
Matthew J. Slaughter. Wall Street Journal, 22 May 2007. Posted on the Council on Foreign Relations website.

U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course
Report of an Independent Task Force. Council on Foreign Relations, April 2007 (.pdf file).

Legacy Agenda, Part III: The Bush Doctrine and the Rise of China
Thomas Donnelly and Colin Monaghan. American Enterprise Institute, April 2007 (.pdf file).

Does China Pose a Military Threat?
Richard Halloran and John J. Tkacik Jr. Council on Foreign Relations, 26 March 2007.

The U.S.-Japanese Alliance and American Strategy in Asia
Christopher Griffin. Presentation at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, 28 February 2007. Posted on the American Enterprise Institute website on 08 March 2007.

China on the March
Ashton B. Carter and William J. Perry. The National Interest, March/April 2007. Posted on Harvard's Belfer Center for International Affairs website (.pdf file).

Maintaining an Effective Deterrent Posture in the Pacific
Thomas P. Ehrhard. Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 02 February 2007. Posted on the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments website (.pdf file).

U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
Shirley Kan and Mark Holt. Congressional Research Service, updated 31 January 2007 (.pdf file).

America's Strategic Response to China's Military Modernization
Ashton B. Carter and Jennifer C. Bulkeley. Harvard Asia Pacific Review, Winter 2007 (.pdf file).

Does the Future Really Belong to China?
Will Hutton. Prospect Magazine, January 2007.

The 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review and National Security Strategy: Is There An American Strategic Vision for East Asia?
Michael McDevitt. Issues and Insights, Pacific Forum Center for Strategic and International Studies, January 2007. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

China's Rise in American Military Strategy
Ashton B. Carter and William J. Perry. Preventive Defense Project, 2007. Posted on Harvard's Belfer Center for International Affairs website (.pdf file).

China: Fostering U.S.-China Relations
Opportunity 08. The Brookings Institution and ABC News.

U.S.-China Relations After Resolution of Taiwan's Status
Roger Cliff and David A. Shlapak. RAND, 2007 (.pdf file).

Using India to Keep China at Bay
Tim Beal. Foreign Policy in Focus, 12 December 2006.

China and the Uses of Uncertainty
John Feffer. International Relations Center, 12 December 2006. Posted on the Foreign Policy in Focus website.

China Impervious To U.S. Trade Tactics
Desmond Lachman. Australian Financial Review, 05 December 2006. Posted on the American Enterprise Institute website on 08 December 2006.

Chinese Economic Growth: How Will it Affect the U.S. Gains From Trade?
Craig K. Elwell. Congressional Research Service, 06 December 2006 (.pdf file).

The China Syndrome - A Bipartisan Ailment
Tom Barry. Right Web Analysis, International Relations Center, 05 December 2006 (.pdf file).

Wrangling Over Arms Sales to China
Rachel Stohl. Foreign Policy in Focus, 04 December 2006 (.pdf file).

U.S.-China Commission
Right Web, International Relations Center, 30 November 2006.

U.S.-China Energy Security Cooperation Dialogue Report
Co-sponsored by the Atlantic Council of the United States and the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, 31 October - 01 November 2006 (.pdf file).

Politics of U.S. Policy Toward China: Analysis of Domestic Factors
Toshihiro Nakayama. The Brookings Institution, September 2006.

U.S.-China Military Exchange Grows
Richard Halloran. Taipei Times, 26 June 2006. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

Response to 'Is China the Nemesis in a New Cold War?'
Emanuel Yi Pastreich and Charles G. Coutinho. Policy Forum Online, 23 June 2006.

U.S. Ponders Counteracting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
International Relations and Security Network, 16 June 2006.

The 2006 Quadrennial Defence Review: Implications for Asian Security
Bernard Loo. Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Singapore, 07 June 2006 (.pdf file).

America's Next Enemy Is ...
Doug Bandow. Japan Times, 03 June 2006. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

Visions of Order: Japan and China in U.S. Strategy
James J. Przystup and Phillip C. Saunders. Strategic Forum. Institute of National Strategic Studies, June 2006 (.pdf file).

'The Malacca Dilemma' - Countering China's 'String of Pearls' With Land-Based Airpower
Maj. Lawrence Spinetta. School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Air University, June 2006 (.pdf file).

Countering Aggressive Rising Powers: A Clash of Strategic Cultures
Thomas Donnelly. American Enterprise Institute, Summer 2006 (.pdf file).

The China Syndrome: Why the Pentagon Keeps Overestimating Beijing's Military Strength
Fred Kaplan. Slate.com, 26 May 2006.

Panda Hedging: Pentagon Report Urges New Strategy for China
John J. Tkacik, Jr. The Heritage Foundation, 24 May 2006 (.pdf file).

War of Wills
Melinda Liu. Newsweek, 24 April 2006. Posted on the Global Policy Forum website.

Indispensable, Untouchable China
Robert Kuttner. American Prospect, 24 April 2006.

More Muscle, With Eye on China
Bill Gertz. The Washington Times, 20 April 2006.

Confronting the China Challenge
Jeffrey A. Bader and Richard C. Bush III. The Baltimore Sun, 20 April 2006. Posted on the Brookings Institution website.

Greeting Hu With a 21-Gun 'Salute'
Michael T. Klare and Tom Engelhardt. Tom Dispatch, 19 April 2006. Posted on AntiWar.com.

The U.S. and China: Strategic Disconnect
Claude Barfield. Tech Central Station, 19 April 2006. Posted on the American Enterprise Institute website.

China Fears Drive Big U.S. Arms Projects
Jim Wolf. Reuters, 15 April 2006. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

Fear of Chinese Guns: Best Defense is Not to Offer any Offense
Joseph S. Nye, Jr. San Francisco Chronicle, 09 April 2006.

WWCD: What Would Churchill Do?
Thomas P.M. Barnett. Knoxville News Sentinel, 09 April 2006.

Not Terrorism - China Drives Up U.S. Military Spending
Michael T. Klare. Providence Journal, 07 April 2006. Posted on the Foreign Policy in Focus website.

Understanding Strategy: A Delicate Dance
Dan Blumenthal and Christopher Griffin. Armed Forces Journal, 03 April 2006. Posted on the American Enterprise Institute website.

The United States and the Rise of China
Peter Rudolf. German Institute for International and Security Affairs, April 2006 (.pdf file).

Controls Over Exports to China
Department of Defense report, 30 March 2006 (.pdf file).

Trilateral Congregation - Condi Rice's attempts in 'Containing' China?
Lim Tai Wei and Yeo Lay Hwee. Policy Forum Online, 16 March 2006.

Who Is In Charge of China Policy?
Nicholas Berry. Foreign Policy Forum, 09 March 2006.

Is China the Nemesis in a New Cold War?
Emanuel Pastreich. Policy Forum Online, 06 March 2006.

In Deal with India, Bush Has Eye on China
Paul Richter. Los Angeles Times, 04 March 2006. Posted on the Global Policy Forum website.

Fear and Loathing in Asia
Dan Blumenthal. The Journal of International Security Affairs, Spring 2006.

Sino-U.S. Military Relations and the Admiral Fallon Visit
James Mulvenon. China Leadership Monitor, Hoover Institution, Spring 2006 (.pdf file).

Is China the New Threat?
William M. Arkin. Washington Post, 08 February 2006. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

Rising Star: What Does China's Economy Mean for U.S. Strategy?
Dan Blumenthal. Armed Forces Journal, 01 February 2006.

Is Future Conflict with China Avoidable?
Ivan Eland. Independent Policy Report, 20 January 2006 (.pdf file).

Why The U.S. Malaise Over China
Kenneth Lieberthal. Yale Global Online, 19 January 2006.

The Limits of U.S.-China Military Cooperation: Lessons from 1995-1999
Kurt Campbell and Richard Weitz. The Washington Quarterly, Winter 2005-2006 (.pdf file).

U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
Shirley Kan and Mark Holt. Congressional Research Service, 13 December 2005 (.pdf file).

U.S. Seeks New Path to China
Paul Kelly. Australian, 10 December 2005. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

The East Asia Summit: Much Ado About Nothing - So Far
Alan D. Romberg. Freeman Report, Center for Strategic and International Studies, December 2005. Posted on the Henry L. Stimson Center website.

NBR Analysis: Roundtable
The National Bureau of Asian Research, December 2005 (.pdf file).

China's Currency: Brief Overview of U.S. Options
Jonathan E. Sanford. Congressional Research Service, 29 November 2005 (.pdf file).

Meeting 21st Century Security Challenges in Asia
Peter Brookes. The Heritage Foundation, 28 November 2005 (.pdf file).

Navigating America's China Challenge
Steven C. Clemons. The Ripon Forum, 17 November 2005. Posted on the New American Foundation website.

Riling Hawks, A Top U.S. Commander Seeks Fresh Military Tack On China
Elaine M. Grossman. Inside Defense, 17 November 2005. Posted on the Defense and the National Interest website.

The U.S.-China Relationship: Policy Goals
Esther Pan. Background Q&A. Council on Foreign Relations, 11 November 2005.

Superpower Showdown
James Pinkerton. The American Conservative, 07 November 2005. Posted on the New America Foundation website.

U.S.-China Relations in the Wake of CNOOC
James A. Dorn. Policy Analysis, 02 November 2005 (.pdf file).

A Realist Policy for Managing U.S.-China Competition
Robert S. Ross. The Stanley Foundation, November 2005. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website(.pdf file).

Containing China an American Conceit
Janadas Devan. Straits Times, 29 October 2005. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

Project for a New Chinese Century: Beijing Plans for National Greatness
Max Boor. The Weekly Standard, 10 October 2005.

U.S.-China Military Relations: The Time is Right to Deepen the Dialogue
David M. Finkelstein. Freeman Report, October 2005. CSIS (.pdf file).

Shifts in Pacific Force U.S. Military To Adapt thinking
Edward Cody. The Washington Post, 17 September 2005. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

A Fresh Approach on China
Minxin Pei. International Herald Tribune, 09 September 2005. Posted on the Carnegie Endowment website.

American Bismarkian Asia Policy
Eric Heginbotham and Christopher P. Twomey. Current History, September 2005. Posted on the Council on Foreign Relations website.

Sino-American Bridges Need to be Repaired
David Shambaugh and Wu Xinbo. Financial Times, 01 September 2005. Posted on the Brookings Institution website.

The Future of U.S.-China Relations: Is Conflict Inevitable?
Aaron L. Friedberg. International Security, Fall 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

The Pentagon Looks at China and Blinks
Dan Blumenthal and Gary Schmitt. Weekly Standard, 08 August 2005. Posted on the American Enterprise Institute website.

The Pentagon Eyes China's Military: Back to Threat-based Planning
IISS Strategic Comments, July 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

The New Strategic Triangle: US and European Reactions to China's Rise
David Shambaugh. Washington Quarterly, Summer 2005 (.pdf file).

U.S. National Defense Strategy and Implications for the Asia-Pacific
Roy Kamphausen. Paper presented at the Pacific Symposium, "Meeting U.S. Security Objectives in a Changing Asia," Institute for National Security Studies, National Defense University, 09 June 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

The Emergence of China Throughout Asia: Security and Economic Consequences for the U.S.
Mikkal E. Herberg. Testimony before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, 07 June 2005 (.pdf file).

What Growing Chinese Power Means for America
David M. Lampton. Testimony before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, 07 June 2005. Posted on the Nixon Center website (.pdf file).

How We Would Fight China
Robert D. Kaplan. Posted on the Peking Duck website, June 2005 (.pdf file).

US-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress
Shirley Kan. Congressional Research Service, 10 May 2005 (.pdf file).

Advancing U.S. Strategy for East Asian Security
Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Asian Wall Street Journal, 05 May 2005. Posted on the BCSIA, Harvard University website.

Congressional Pressure and U.S.-China Policy
Robert Sutter. Foreign Service Journal, May 2005 (.pdf file).

Clash of the Titans
Zbigniew Brzezinski and John J. Mearsheimer. Foreign Policy, January/February 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

U.S.-China Trade: Opportunities to Improve U.S. Government's Efforts to Ensure China's Compliance with WTO Committments
Government Accountability Office, October 2004 (.pdf file).

Dissuasion and China
Brad Roberts. Strategic Insights, October 2004 (.pdf file).

Is Pentagon Fuelling Tensions in Taiwan Strait?
David M. Lampton. Straits Times, 22 July 2004. Posted on Taiwan Security Research web site.

The United States and China: Competitors, Partners, or Both?
David M. Lampton. Nixon Center, 04 June 2004 (.pdf file).

Whose One China?
John Tkacik. National Review, 03 June 2004.

Practical Engagement: Drawing a Fine Line for US-China Trade
Adam Segal. Washington Quarterly, Summer 2004 (.pdf file).

Foreign High-Tech R&D in China Risks, Rewards, and Implications for US-China Relations
Kathleen Walsh. Stimson Center, June 2004 (.pdf file).

China-US Relations: Current Issues for the 108th Congress
Kerry Dumbaugh. Congressional Research Service, 20 May 2004 (.pdf file).

Washington's Hands-On Approach to Managing Cross-Strait Tension
Bonnie S. Glaser. PacNet, 13 May 2004 (.pdf file).

U.S. Security Policies in the Asia-Pacific
Robyn Lim. Paper presented at the Pacific Symposium, "Meeting U.S. Security Objectives in a Changing Asia," Institute for National Security Studies, National Defense University, 22-23 April 2004. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

The Taiwan Relations Act: The Next Twenty-Five Years
Michael D. Swaine. Testimony to Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives, 21 April 2004. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (.pdf file).

Overview of U.S. Policy Toward Taiwan
James A. Kelly. Testimony at a hearing on Taiwan, House International Relations Committee, Washington, DC, 21 April 2004. Posted on the Mt. Holyoke website.

The Taiwan Relations Act at 25
Sam Brownback. Heritage Foundation, 05 April 2004 (.pdf file).

Deterring a Chinese attack against Taiwan: 16 steps
Richard D. Fisher, Jr. Center for Security Policy, 02 April 2004.

Partners and Competitors: Coming to Terms With the New US-China Economic Relationship
Bates Gill and Sue Anne Tay. Center for Strategic and International Studies, April 2004 (.pdf file).

Dual Deterrence: A New Taiwan Strategy
Logan Wright. In the National Interest, 31 March 2004.

US Strategic Priorities Shifting in Central Asia
Stephen Blank. EurasiaNet, 25 March 2004. Posted on the Global Policy Forum website.

President Bush's Muddled Policy on Taiwan
Ted Galen Carpenter. Cato Institute, 15 March 2004 (.pdf file).

Trouble in Taiwan
Michael Swaine. Foreign Affairs, March/April 2004. Posted on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website.

Floating the Renminbi is a Red Herring
Gerald P O'Driscoll Jr and Lee Hoskins. Asia Times, 26 February 2004.

China's Growing Power and Influence in Asia:  Implications for U.S. Policy
David M. Lampton. The Nixon Center, 13 February 2004 (.pdf file).

China's Ruling Party Cannot Have it All Minxin Pei. Financial Times, 14 January 2004. Posted on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website.

Why Does China Matter
Robert Sutter. Washington Quarterly, Winter 2004 (.pdf file).

The US-PRC-ROK Triangle: Managing the Future
Alan D. Romberg. Stimson Center, 2004 (.pdf file).

Why Does China Matter?
Robert Sutter. Washington Quarterly, Winter 2004 (.pdf file).

The Sino-U.S. Relation and Its Structural Clash
Ni Lexiong. The Global Time, 2004. Posted on the US China Economic & Security Review Commission web site.

Time for Washington to Take a Realistic Look at China Policy
John J. Tkacik, Jr. Backgrounder, Heritage Foundation, 22 December 2003 (.pdf file).

Where Taiwan Support Stops
Michael D. Swaine and Minxin Pei. Washington Post, 07 December 2003. Posted on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website.

The Ominous Subtext to US-China Relations
Stephen Blank. Asia Times, 21 November 2003.

U.S.-Taiwan Defense Relations in the Bush Administration
Peter Brookes. Heritage Lectures, Heritage Foundation, 14 November 2003 (.pdf file).

U.S. and China Are on a Collision Course
Gene B. Sperling. International Herald Tribune, 04 November 2003. Posted on the Council on Foreign Relations website.

'Strategic Straightjacket':  The United States and China in the 21st Century
Banning Garrett. Occasional Paper, The Atlantic Council, October 2003 (.pdf file).

Renminbi Revaluation
Joseph P. Ferguson. National Bureau of Asian Research, 22 September 2003.

China and the Battlefield in Space
Larry M. Wortzel. Heritage Foundation, 15 October 2003.

China's Governance Crisis
Minxin Pei. Foreign Affairs, September/October 2002. Posted on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website.

China-U.S. Relations:  Current Issues for the 108th Congress
Kerry Dumbaugh. Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, 15 September 2003. Posted on the U.S. State Department website (.pdf file).

Only a Miracle Can Save China Moises Naim. Financial Times, 15 September 2003. Posted on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website.

China's Distant Threat to U.S. Dominance in Asia
Erich Marquardt. Power and Interest News Report, 08 September 2003.

Averting a Sino-U.S. Space Race
William C. Martel and Toshi Yoshihara. Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2003 (.pdf file).

PRC Security Relations with the United States:  Why Things Are Going So Well
Thomas J. Christensen. China Leadership Monitor, Fall 2003 (.pdf file).

Politics of Yuan:  Debate Over China's Foreign Exchange Rate
Asia Source, 18 August 2003.

The United States and China in the Age of Globalization
Yue Jianyong. Chinese Political Science, 27 July 2003. Posted on the US China Economic & Security Review Commission web site.

China Reconsidered:  America's Changing Perceptions
Jianwei Wang. Foreign Policy Research Institute, 16 July 2003.

U.S. to Up Naval Presence in East Asia
Chris Cockel. China Post, 10 July 2003. Posted on Taiwan Security Research web site.

Comparative Connections: China - ROK - U.S. Relation and Regional Security in Northeast Asia
Scott Snyder and Ah-Young Kim. CSIS, July 2003 (.pdf file).

US Changes Won't Weaken Asian Deterrence - Wolfowitz
Carol Giacomo. Reuters, 03 June 2003. Posted on Taiwan Security Research web site.

China and America in the Changing World
Zbigniew Brzezinski. Speech delivered at Stanford University, 29 April 2003 (.pdf file).

Implementing the National Security Strategy: A View from the United States
Michael McDevitt. Paper presented at the Pacific Symposium, "Toward a Durable Regional Security Strategy," Institute for National Security Studies, National Defense University, 25-27 March 2003. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website.

Sino-US Military Relations Since Tianamen:  Restoration, Progress and Pitfalls
Jing-Dong Yuan. Parameters, Spring 2003. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website. (.pdf file).

Transatlantic Dialogue on China: Final Report
The Henry L. Stimson Center, February 2003 (.pdf file).

Reverse Course? The Fragile Turnaround in U.S. - China Relations
Michael Swaine. Policy Brief #22, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, February 2003 (.pdf file).

The Future of U.S.-China Relations: Confrontation or Cooperation?
Richard Haas and Michael Swaine. South China Morning Post, 18 January 2003. Posted on the Carnegie Endowment website.

Chinese Media and the Information Revolution
Shanthi Kalathil. Harvard Asia Quarterly, Winter 2002. Posted on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website.

China in the American Political Imagination
Kurt Campbell, Derek Mitchell, and Carola McGiffert. CSIS, 10 December 2002.

Remaking Policy in Asia?
John Gershman. Foreign Policy in Focus, November 2002 (.pdf file).

U.S. and China Ask U.N. to List Separatists as Terror Group
Karen DeYoung. Washington Post, 11 September 2002.

U.S. Security Strategy and U.S.-Japan-China Relations: Stabilizer and Engager
Robert D. Eldridge. An Alliance for Engagement: Building Cooperation in Security Relations with China. The Henry L. Stimson Center, September 2002.

The PLA, the Pentagon, and Politics
David Isenberg. Asia Times, 18 July 2002.

China-U.S. Relations
Congressional Research Service, 17 July 2002. Posted on the U.S. Department of State, Foreign Press Centers website.

US Right Wing Forces Tend to Fan Up 'China Threat Theory' Again
Ren Yujun. People's Daily, 15 July 2002.

Our Ambivalent China Policy
Gary Schmitt. The Weekly Standard, 15 July 2002.

The National Security Implications of the Economic Relationship Between the United States and China
Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Security Review Commission, July 2002. Posted on the U.S.-China Commission website.

Dissenting Views of Commissioner William A. Reinsch
Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Security Review Commission. The National Security Implications of the Economic Relationship Between the United States and China, July 2002.

If Taiwan Chooses Unification, Should the United States Care?
Nancy Bernkopf Tucker. The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2002. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

Addressing the Taiwan Question: The U.S. Role
Alan D. Romberg. Occasional Paper #47. The Henry L. Stimson Center, July 2002.

Bush Has a Tiger by the Tail With His China Policy
Michael D. Swaine. Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2002. Posted on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website.

Investigation into the Military Implications of Technology and Skill Shifts to and Dependencies on the People's Republic of China by the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Charles W. McMillion. US-China Economic Security Review Commission, 05 June 2002 (.pdf file).

U.S., Wary of China, Outlines Military Build-Up in Asia
Jim Wolf. Reuters, 26 April 2002. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

The U.S., China, and the Future of East Asia
Henry J Hyde. Remarks delivered at The Heritage Foundation, Washington DC, 6 March 2002.

Building a Global Strategic Framework for the 21st Century
Evan S. Medeiros and Phillip C. Saunders. Presented at the "Fourth U.S. - China Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament and Nonproliferation", Washington D.C., 4-5 March 2002. Posted on the Center for Nonproliferation Studies website.

Missile Defense and U.S. Policy Options Toward Beijing
Rear Adm. Michael McDevitt. Report #47. The Henry L. Stimson Center, 28 February 2002.

The Beijing-Washington Back-Channel and Henry Kissinger's Secret Trip to China
William Burr. National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book #66, 27 February 2002.

President Bush in Asia: A Reality Check for the Hard Line
Nina Hachigian. San Diego Union Tribune, 24 February 2002. Posted on the RAND website.

United States-China Relations and Regional Security after September 11
Yu Bin. Center for Strategic and International Studies, February 2002.

Rebalancing United States-China Relations
Michael Swaine and Minxin Pei. Policy Brief, February 2002. Carnegie Endowment.

Taking Exception to a US-PRC "Fourth Communique"
Alan Romberg. PacNet Newsletter #4. Center for Strategic and International Studies, 25 January 2002. Posted on the Stimson Center website.

Whither China: Strategic Competitor, Global Trader, or Antiterrorist Partner?
Roderick MacFarquhar, et. al. Bulletin, Spring 2002. American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

"China's Sacred Territory, Taiwan Island:" Some Thoughts on American Policy
Alan D Romberg. Occasional Paper #44. Stimson Center, January 2002.

Low Energy and High Friction: How Domestic Determinants Shape US National Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific
Stephen Wrage. Occasional Paper. Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, 2002.

US Domestic Foreign Policy Process US Domestic Foreign Policy Process and its Impact on China Policy and its Impact on China Policy
Derek Mitchell and Yuki Tatsumi. The Henry L. Stimson Center, 2002 (.pdf file).

"September 11 and US-China Ties: A Chance for a New Strategic Partnership?"
Richard Solomon. Program Brief, vol. 7, #22. The Nixon Center, 12 December 2001.

Excerpts from the U.S.-China Security Review Commission Hearings
Charles Wolf, Jr. Testimony before the U.S.-China Security Review Commission Hearings, 7 December 2001. Posted on the RAND website.

Thinking about China and War
Jeffrey Record. Aerospace Power Chronicles, 6 December 2001.

Taiwan in US-PRC Relations: A Strategic Perspective
Alan D. Romberg. Occasional Paper #43. Stimson Center, December 2001.

The QDR and China
Richard D. Fisher, Jr. China Brief vol 1, issue 7. Jamestown Foundation, 11 October 2001.

US Security Strategy and US - Japan - China Relations:  Stabilizer and Engager
Robert D. Eldridge. The Henry L. Stimson Center, October 2001 (.pdf file).

A Chance to Get Closer to China
Nina Hachigian and James Mulvenon. Los Angeles Times, 27 September 2001. Posted on the Rand website.

How the Bush Administration Should Handle China and the South China Sea Maritime Territorial Disputes
Dana R Dillon. Backgrounder No. 1470. The Heritage Foundation, 5 September 2001.

Cycles, Process, Constraints, and Opportunities in US-China Relations
David M. Lampton. Presented at "Conference on Post-APEC China-US Relations," sponsored by the Shanghai Institute of International Studies, Shanghai, China, 3-4 September 2001.

China: Making the Case for Realistic Engagement
Michael E. Marti. Strategic Forum No. 185. Institute for National Strategic Studies, September 2001.

An Evitable War: Engaged Containment and the US-China Balance
Roy C. Howle, Jr. Parameters, Autumn 2001.

Security Dilemma, Balance of Power Vs. US Policy Towards China in the Post-Cold War Era
Xian Benjian. Chinese Institute of Contemporary International Relations, September 2001. Posted on the U.S.-China Commission website.

Defending Taiwan, and Why it Matters
Chris Rahman. Naval War College Review, Autumn 2001. Posted on the Find Articles website.

Contrasting Visions: United States, China and World Order
Bates Gill. Remarks presented before the U.S.-China Security Review Commission Session on U.S.-China Relationship and Strategic Perceptions on 3 August 2001. Posted on the Nautilus Website.

Sino-U.S. Relations: In Search of a New Slogan
Ralph A. Cossa. PacNet Newsletter #29A, 20 July 2001.

US has Taiwan Strait Emergency Response Plans
China Times, 19 July 2001. Posted on TSR Website.

China/Taiwan "Strategic Ambiguity" Survey Results
Eun Jung Cahill Che. PacNet Newsletter #27, 6 July 2001.

Implications of the new U.S. Adminstration for East Asia
Shen Dingli. Workshop presentation for "The Second Collaborative Workshop on East Asia Regional Security Futures" on July 5, 2001.

China's Challenge to Pax Americana
Evan A. Feigenbaum. Washington Quarterly, Summer 2001.

Toe-to-Toe Over Taiwan: Interview with Admiral Dennis Blair, Commander US Forces in the Pacific
Newsweek, 18 June 2001. Posted on the TSR Website.

The United States and Asia: Toward a New U.S. Strategy and Force Posture
Zalmay Khalilzad, David Orletsky, Jonathan Pollack, et al. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation, 13 June 2001.

The Sino-Soviet Conflict, 1969: US Reactions and Diplomatic Maneuvers
William Burr. National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book, 12 June 2001.

The U.S. Tiananmen Papers
Michael L. Evans. National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book, 4 June 2001.

Measures to Manage Potential Disputes in the South China Sea
Scott Snyder and Ralph A. Cossa. PacNet Newsletter #22, 1 June 2001.

The United States and Asia: Toward a New US Strategy and Force Posture
Zalmay Khalilzad, David Orletsky, Jonathan Pollack, Kevin Pollpeter, Angel Rabasa, David Abram Shulsky, Ashley Tellis. Santa Monica: Rand Corporation. June 2001.

U.S. Policy Toward Taiwan
James C.P. Chang. Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, June 2001.

Asia & the Pacific: U.S. Strategic Traditions and Regional Realities
Paul D. Taylor. Naval War College Review (June 2001) Posted on the Science, Technology and Information Network website (.pdf file).

Pentagon Review Puts Emphasis on Long-Range Arms in Pacific
Michael R. Gordon. New York Times, 17 May 2001. Posted on the TSR Website.

Study: Shift Defense Focus to Taiwan
Associated Press,15 May 2001. Posted on the TSR Website.

America's Role in Asia: Task Force Recommendations
PacNet Newsletter #19A, 11 May 2001.

A New Pacific Strategy
John Barry. MSNBC, 7 May 2001.

Where are U.S.-China Relations Headed?
Hearing before the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, 1 May 2001.

Ally Chastens Bush Over Taiwan Outburst
Chalmers Johnson. LA Times, 29 April 2001. Posted on TSR Website.

Ambiguity Bush's Words Please Some, Leave Others Confounded
Steven Mufson. Washington Post, 27 April 2001. Posted on TSR Website.

A Need For Ambiguity
Michael E. O'Hanlon. The New York Times, 27 April 2001.

Bush's China policies confuse conservatives,liberals
Tim Shorrock. Asia Times, 26 April 2001.

US answers call to arms, and more
Laurence Eyton. Asia Times, 26 April 2001.

Bush's Taiwan remarks surprise Pentagon
Pamela Hess. UPI, 25 April 2001.

After Hainan: Next Steps for US-China Relations
Hearings, US Congress, Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, 25 April 2001 (.pdf file).

Arming Taiwan
Special Report. PBS Online NewsHour. 24 April 2001

Taiwan's Big Victory On Arms Sales
Nicholas Berry. CDI Asia Forum. 24 April 2001.

Assessing New U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan
James H. Nolt. Foreign Policy In Focus, Global Affairs Commentary, 24 April 2001.

Best Fixes for U.S.-China Ties
David M. Lampton. The Christian Science Monitor, 23 April 2001. Posted on Nixon Center Website.

The Taiwan Prescription Is Deterrence Without Provocation
David Shambaugh. International Herald Tribune, 23 April 2001.

Strategic Clarity vs. Strategic Ambiguity in the Taiwan Strait
Cheng-yi Lin. Taiwan Research Institute, Peace Forum, 21 April 2001.

US-China Relations: Immediate Crisis Resolved, But Many Challenges Ahead
Bates Gill. Newsweek Korea, 18 April 2001. Posted on Brookings Institution Website.

How to respond to China's Coercive Behavior
Larry M. Wortzel. Heritage Foundation Backgrounder, No. 1431, 17 April, 2001.

China, the United States, and the Global Economy
Shuxun Chen and Charles Wolf, Jr. Santa Monica: Rand Corporation, 15 April 2001.

Washington Should Look Beyond Short-Term Interests in Asia
William Pfaff. International Herald Tribune, 14 April 2001

The Right Arms for Taiwan
Michael O'Hanlon. Washington Post, 14 April 2001. Posted on the Brookings Institution Website.

U.S. Policy Toward China: Try For The Best, Prepare For The Worst
Avery Goldstein. Foreign Policy Research Institute, E-Notes, 13 April 2001.

Bush Asia Policy Off to a Rocky Start
Ralph Cossa. Pacific Forum CSIS. Comparitive Connections, 12 April 2001.

China Policy Full of Contradictions
E.J. Dionne, Jr. The Denver Post, 10 April 2001. Posted on Brookings Institution Website.

The challenges for US policy in Asia
Kurt M Campbell. Asia Times, 10 April 2001.

Reconnaissance Flights and Sino-American Relations
National Security Archive. 9 April 2001.

China-US: All fronts engagement
Editorial. Asia Times, 8 April 2001.

China-US Relations at a Crossroads
Wang Jisi. Paper from workshop on America's Role in Asia, 2-4 April, Tokyo, Japan. The Asia Foundation.

The US Army and the Asia-Pacific
Andrew Scobell. Carlisle Barracks: USAWC Strategic Studies Institute, April 2001.

Was America hunting for a new killer submarine?
Stratfor.com. Global Intelligence Update, 05 April 2001. Posted on Asia Times Website.

Crash Widens US-China Eift
John Gittings. The Guardian, 02 April 2001.

Secret U.S. Study Concludes Taiwan Needs New Arms
Michael R. Gordon. New York Times, o1 April 2001. Posted on the TSR Website.

What Road Ahead: Scenarios for the Future of United States-China Relations
Nautilus Institiute, April 2001.

Bush's Lack of a Comprehensive China Policy Spells Danger
Patrick M. Cronin and Emily Metzgar. International Herald Tribune, 26 Mar. 2001. Posted on the TSR Website.

Running Out of Time
Patrick M. Cronin and Emily Metzgar. PacNet Newsletter, 23 March 2001.
Posted on the Center For Strategic & International Studies Website.

White House Reveals Plans for New Taiwan Arms Sale
Jane Perlez. New York Times, 17 Mar. 2001. Posted on TSR Website.

US Commits to Security of Its Allies
Larry Wortzel. Taipei Times, 15 Mar. 2001. Posted on the TSR Website.

Bush's Missile Shield at Heart of Asian Diplomacy
Reuters, 15 Mar. 2001. Posted on the TSR Website.

The Making of Chinese Foreign and Security Policy: Implications for the United States
A panel discussion with Bates Gill, Lu Ning, and Margaret Pearson. The Nixon Center. 14 March 2001.

'Six Assurances' Remain US Policy: Powell
Taiwan Headlines, 9 March 2001. Posted on TSR Website.

Taiwan: Recent Developments and US Policy Choices
Kerry Dumbaugh. Congressional Research Service, March 2001. Posted on the FAS Website.

China/Taiwan: Evolution of the "One China" Policy
Shirley Kahn. Congressional Research Service, March 2001. Posted on the FAS Website.

China: the US Policy Debate
Foreign Policy In Focus Website.

A New President and an Old Problem: China Policy
David M. Lampton. The Nixon Center. 9 January 2001.

US told to make China its No 1 enemy.
Martin Kettle. The Guardian, 24 March 2001.

U.S. Policy Toward China
Kenneth Lieberthal. Brookings Institution Policy Brief #72. March 2001.

The United States and the Chinese Nuclear Program, 1 960-1964
National Security Archive. Feb 2001.

Posing Problems Without Catching Up: China's Rise and the Challenge for American Security.
Thomas J. Christensen. SAIS Policy Forum. Feb. 2001. Posted on the Harvard University website.

107th Congress Asia Pacific Policy Outlook
Daniel Bob. National Bureau of Asian Research Briefing. February 2001.

Restoring Perspective and Priorities in U.S. Relations with China
Stephen J. Yates. In Stuart Butler and Kim Holmes, eds., Priorities for the President. Washington DC: Heritage Foundation, 2001.

American Hegemony in the Asia-Pacific
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 2001.

China and Taiwan: what role for the US?
Frank Ching. Foreign Policy Association, 2001.

From Wheels to Webs: Reconstructing Asia-Pacific Security Arrangements
Dennis C. Blair and John T. Hanley Jr. The Washington Quarterly (Winter 2001).

Whether to Strangle the Baby in the Cradle: The United States and the Chinese Nuclear Program, 1960-1964
William Burr & Jeffrey Richelson. International Security (Winter 2000/2001)

US Defense Report Marks a Change
Michael J. Fonte. Taipei Times, 26 Dec 2000. Posted on TSR Website.

Report says arms sales to Taiwan serve U.S. interests
Sandra Jontz. Stars and Stripes, 21 December 2000.
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The United States and China
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A Big Power Agenda for East Asia: America, China, and Japan
David M. Lampton and Gregory C. May. Washington DC: The Nixon Center, December 2000.

U.S. reaffirms commitment to Taiwan's defensive capability
Pentagon Report on Implementation of Taiwan Relations Act, 19 December 2000.

Pentagon Report on Implementation of Taiwan Relations Act-Executive Summary
Washington, DC: US Department of Defense, December 2000.

Scenarios for the Future of US-China Relations
Report of a Workshop in Shanghai, 6-10 June 2000, and Beijing, 15-17 November 2000 (.pdf file). Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development.

China and Taiwan-From Flashpoint to Redefining One China
Gary Klintworth. Research Paper 15 2000-2001. Australian Parliament Library, 7 November 2000.

China, Russia, and the United States: Partners or Competitors? -- Uncertain China: Dealing with a Potential Great Power
Report of forty-first Strategy for Peace conference at the Airlie Center, Warrenton, Virginia, 26-28 October 2000. Sponsored by the Stanley Foundation.

Challenges to the U.S. East Asian Security Policy: Implications for Taiwan's Security
Philip Yang. Report from a conference sponsored by the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 6-7 October 2000. Posted on Taiwan Security Research Web site.

US Security Policy in Asia: Implications for China-US Relations
Wu Xinbo. Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, September 2000.

East Asia and the United States: Current Status and Five-Year Outlook
Conference Report. Washington DC: National Intelligence Council, September 2000. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists website.

From the Campaigns: A Republican View: Managing Relations with Russia, China, India
An Interview with Ambassador Richard Armitage. US Foreign Policy Agenda (September 2000)

Ch ina and Russia--Powers In Transition
George W. Bush. US Foreign Policy Agenda (September 2000) Excerpted from the Bush/Cheney Web site.

U.S.-Chi na Arms Talks Resume
J. Peter Scoblic. Arms Control Today (September 2000)

China: Searching for a Post-Cold War Formula
Bates Gill and Nicholas Lardy. The Brookings Review (Fall 2000)

The Global Role of the US and Implications for the PRC
Report from a conference sponsored by the Stanley Foundation in Seattle, Washington, 21-23 July 2000.

U.S. Non-Proliferation Policy & China
Jenny Bates and Steven J. Nider. New Democrats Online. July 7, 2000.

Chinese Military Power and American Security Interests.
Jonathan D. Pollack. SAIS Policy Forum Series. May 2000 (.pdf file).

Comprehending Strategic Ambiguity: US Policy Toward Taiwan Security
Brett V. Benson and Emerson M. S. Niou. Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Security Research, April 2000.

Security Challenges for the United States, China, and Taiwan at the Dawn of the New Millennium
Nancy Bernkopf Tucker. Alexandria, VA: Center for Naval Analysis, March 2000. Posted on the Taiwan Research Web site.

Life after the Cold War
Condoleezza Rice. Foreign Affairs (January/February 2000)

Chinese Military Power and American Security Interests
Jonathan D. Pollack. School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2000.

The Asia-Pacific in the US National Security Calculus for a New Millenium
Andrew Scobell and Larry M. Wortzel. Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, 30 December 1999.

Using China as a Proxy: Risks and Errors
John Gershman. Foreign Policy In Focus, 15 December 1999.

Taiwan Security Enhancement Act
US House of Representatives, Committee on International Relations 26 October 1999. Posted on the Taiwan Research Web site.

Overcoming Uncertainty: U.S.-China Strategic Relations in the 21st Century
Walter Neal Anderson. Institute for National Strategic Studies, October 1999. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists website.

China and the United States: From Hostility to Engagement
Jeffrey T. Richelson, National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No 18. 24 September 1999.

Challenges for the United States in a Sino-American 21st Century
LCDR Jeffrey B. Goldman. Aerospace Power Chronicles (August 1999).

The United States and Cross-Strait Rivalry: Strategic Partnership and Strategic Ambiguity.
Dennis Van Vranken Hickey. Atlantic Council Occasional Paper, May 1999.

U.S. China Security Relations
James H. Nolt. Foreign Policy In Focus Policy Briefs, Volume 3, Number 19. April 1999.

The American Response to A Changing Asia
Robert A. Scalapino. Paper presebted at the Pacific Symposium, "U.S. Engagement Policy in a Changing Asia: A Time for Reassessment," Institute for National Security Studies, National Defense University, March 1999. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website.

The United States and a Rising China
Project Air Force, Santa Monica: Rand, 1999.

Managing U.S.-China Relations in the Twenty-First Century
David M. Lampton and Gregory C. May. Washington DC: The Nixon Center, 1999.

China and the United States: From Hostility to Engagement, 1960-1998
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U.S.- China Security Relations
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Chinese Defense Modernization and the Defense of Taiwan: Implications for the USAF
Jerry D. Harriss. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University, 1998.

U.S. Security Strategy for the East Asia-Pacific Region, 1998
U.S. Department of Defense. Posted on DefenseLink.

The United States, China, and the Bomb
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No 1. 2 May 1997.

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Hans Binnendijk. Strategic Forum 68, Institute for National Strategic Studies, March 1996.

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