The Monitor is a newsletter produced by the U.S.-China Perception Monitor, a publication operated by The Carter Center's China Focus initiative.
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Bring in the (Soy)Bean Counters
Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod. Source.
In October 2025, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Busan, South Korea, Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping struck a trade truce that included a st...
The Many Lives of Warring States w/ Taiyi Sun
Tomb of Ch’in Shih-Huang-Ti: distant view of burial mound. China. Source.
In this in-depth interview, political scientist Taiyi Sun moves beyond the traditional “Thucydides Trap” paradigm, using the historical mirror of the “Qin-Qi Rivalry...
Who Holds Up Half the Sky? w/ Tani Barlow
Beijing ballet performing “The Red Detachment of Women,” one of the eight model operas of the Cultural Revolution, for Georges Pompidou, Zhou Enlai, and Jiang Qing. Beijing, China.1973. Source.
The Carter Center is honored to feature an in...
China’s Ripple Effect w/ Enze Han
The Chinatown in Myanmar’s capital city, Yangon, has a unique ambience. Shan State, near the border with China’s Yunnan Province, is known for its rubies and other gems. There was a long history of tension between native Burmese and those o...
Geostrategic Globalization w/ Steve Rolf
Samsung LCD monitors and other electronic equipment are transported on a bicycle lorry in Zhongguancun district, which is known as the computer district of Beijing. Beijing, China. 2007. Source.
The U.S.-China rivalry is often narrated thr...
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The U.S.-China Perception Monitor is published by the China Focus initiative at The Carter Center. We are committed to waging peace by promoting understanding between the United States and China and seeking paths for international cooperation.
天空一无所有，为何给我安慰
thinking about care, culture, and everyday crisis
China Focus intern, fourth-year undergraduate at Brown University
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