On December 11, the pan-green coalition failed to secure a majority in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. The hope that this setback for Chen Shui-bian and his Democratic Progressive Party would lead to a relaxation of relations between China and Taiwan did not last long. Within a... MORE

In one of his farewell interviews with the televised Wall Street Journal Report, retiring Secretary of State Colin Powell once again made the claim that Sino-American relations are now in their "best state in three decades." The Report ironically illustrated the interview with shots of... MORE

The UN Security Council's mid-November meeting in Nigeria highlighted China's growing interest in Africa since the end of the cold war. The talks on November 18-19 were aimed at resolving the conflicts in Sudan by advancing the peace process between Khartoum and rebels in the... MORE

Now that the Sino-Russian diplomatic season celebrating 55 years of formal relations comes to a close, an opportunity exists to reassess the fundamentals of this dynamic and challenging relationship. After viewing Russian President Vladimir Putin's summit with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing last... MORE

While much of the world is fixated on China's booming economic growth and its ravenous appetite for energy, untidy diplomatic loose ends in the form of territorial disputes with neighbors have many of the countries bordering the Asian giant nervous. Though Beijing's claims over Taiwan... MORE

Call it "Operation American Backyard." Hu Jintao's first trip to Latin America as president is emblematic of the fact that China's power projection has reached the furthest corners of the world - including Latin America, the United States' largely neglected backyard. Hu's fortnight-long journey involves... MORE

Another maritime incident in the waters of the East China Sea near Okinawa has once again enflamed Sino-Japanese relations, which have been sensitive of late. On November 10, a Chinese People's Liberation Navy (PLN) submarine entered Japanese territorial waters near Taramajima Island, part of the... MORE

In 2002, China substantially revised its 1993 national defense strategy of fighting a regional war under hi-tech conditions to a new strategy of fighting a regional war under the condition of informatization. This change indicates a new phase in the PLA's use of the Revolution... MORE

Civil-military integration (CMI) is the process of combining the defense and civilian industrial bases so that common technologies, manufacturing processes and equipment, personnel, and facilities can be used to meet both defense and commercial needs. CMI includes: Cooperation between government and commercial facilities in research... MORE

Dear Readers: Following the recent re-election of President George W. Bush, the Jamestown Foundation is pleased to publish this special issue of China Brief devoted exclusively to analyzing the implications for the US-China-Taiwan dynamic. Our distinguished contributors examine both official and unofficial reactions in order... MORE