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Asymmetric Entrapment: Geo-economic Exposure and the Limits of Cambodia’s Maneuver
Waiting to cross the Thailand/Cambodia border at Poipet (Cambodia). Thailand. 2002. Source.
Introduction
Chhay Lim
With the rivalry between the United States and China deepening year by year, trade policy has become the sharpest edge o...
What Really Made China Rich w/ Yasheng Huang
A billboard advertising Japanese cars. Shanghai.1980. Source.
How did China emerge from the wretched poverty of the Mao era to build such a vibrant economy that it is now perceived by the United States as a viable contender for global supr...
Coexistence in the New World Order w/ Jessica Chen Weiss
‘American Dream’ theme park. Shanghai, China. June 1997. Source.
The rise of China has come with designations of the present day as a “new Cold War.” Many fear the ideological expansion of China and view the U.S. and China as two poles in...
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...
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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.
Juan Zhang is the managing editor for the Chinese language U.S.-China Perception Monitor (中美印象, zmyinxiang.org) and a senior writer for the English website.
China Focus intern, fourth-year undergraduate at Brown University
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