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U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) listens as President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill January 24, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

Schell: Obama's China 'Drive-By'

In his State of the Union address, U.S. President Barack Obama appealed to the Republican "red meat faction," but kept his China commentary discreet enough not to disrupt U.S.-China relations, writes Orville Schell. more
Orville Schell (R) speaks to Damian Woetzl (L) and Yo Yo Ma at the opening ceremony of the US-China Forum on the Arts and Culture in Beijing on Nov. 17, 2011. (Dong Lin)

Orville Schell's Top 5 Books on China and the West

Recommended reads: five books that account for how China and the West got to where they are today. more

Ezra Vogel on Deng Xiaoping (Complete)

A landmark new English-language biography of Deng Xiaoping traces Deng's path from purges and exile to the very top of China's Communist Party. more

'Coal + Ice' Exhibit Opens in Beijing

Take a look behind the installation and opening of the 'Coal+Ice' exhibit at Three Shadows Photography Art Centre in Beijing. more

'Assignment: China' (Complete)

Veteran journalists look back on their experiences as the first Americans to cover China from the inside. more

Orville Schell Says Chinese Investing in New York City

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (L) with Orville Schell, Director of Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations (R), in Washington on June 15, 2011. (Les Talusan/Asia Society Washington Center)

Transcript: Henry Kissinger in Conversation With Orville Schell

Receiving an award from Asia Society Washington Center, the veteran statesman looks back on the "breakthrough moment" in US-China relations. more
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in the courtyard of his home in Beijing on Nov. 7, 2010. (Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)

Asia Society Reacts to China's Release of Artist Ai Weiwei

Jailed dissident whose Asia Society photo exhibit begins June 29 was reportedly freed on bail. more
In Washington on June 15, Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger assesses 40 years of US-China relations with Orville Schell. (18 min., 13 sec.)

Henry Kissinger: 'Community' Needed to Avoid US-China Conflict

Asia Society Washington's annual awards gala featured a conversation between former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director of the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations. more
China's Vice-President Xi Jinping (L) is seen alongside Cuban President Raul Castro (R), on June 5, 2011 at Revolution Palace in Havana. China has investments in transportation, oil, appliances, communications and tourism in Cuba. (Alejandro Ernesto/AFP/Getty Images)

Orville Schell: China's Direct Investment in Latin America a 'Tipping Point'

Orville Schell spoke with the Associated Press about China's recent Latin-American investment spree, and what it could mean for international trade. more