Drew Thompson

Drew Thompson is Director of China Studies and the Starr Senior Fellow at The Nixon Center.


Commentary

China's next leadership change will likely be peaceful, but don't be surprised if it's not—and don't expect any major liberal reforms.

Who won the latest staring contest between Beijing and Washington?

The country’s unrest is an opportunity for America and China to cooperate on an issue of mutual concern.

The Taiwan arms sale won’t wreck our relationship with Beijing—and Chinese threats to the contrary are mostly hot air.

Ethnic strife in China’s frontier shows the brutal lengths to which the Communist Party will go to silence any dissent.

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June 20, 2013