Susan Shirk

Two North Korean men, center, listen to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei during a press briefing in Beijing on April 8, 2013. North Korea appears to be preparing a fourth nuclear test as well as a provocative missile launch, South Korea said, despite an unusually blunt call from China for restraint. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

Experts Debate: Is China Doing All It Can to Rein in Kim Jong Un?

A ChinaFile panel of experts assess whether China might finally be out of patience with its intractable smaller neighbor. more
A paramilitary police officer collects the Chinese national flag during the flag-lowering ceremony at Tiananmen Square on November 13, 2012. (Feng Li/Getty Images)

China's Next Leaders: A Guide to What's at Stake

Figuring out how to transfer power at the top in the absence of an open and legitimate leadership selection process is China's biggest political challenge. more
A man walks through heavy pollution on a street in Beijing. (Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)

Dirty Air and Succession Jitters Are Clouding Beijing's Judgment

As the Chinese government accused the U.S. Embassy of illegally interfering in China’s domestic affairs by publishing online hourly air-quality, the increasingly skeptical Chinese public ridiculed its government for its outrage. more
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng listens to a question at the Council on Foreign Relations on May 31, 2012 in New York. (Don Emmert/AFP/GettyImages)

Chen Guangcheng, Hoping to Return Home, 'Waiting' on China to Enforce Laws

Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng said during a public appearance today in New York that he hopes China can follow its own laws and that he can return to his native country after studying in the U.S. more
Analyst Ian Bremmer at Asia Society New York on May 24, 2012.

Video: For US Policy, China is 'the Voldemort of Countries,' Says Ian Bremmer

Ian Bremmer gives a frank assessment of the Obama Administration's pivot toward East Asia and offers his views on what a Romney administration stance toward China might look like. more

Ian Bremmer: Every Nation for Itself (Complete)

Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer outlines his vision of a new, leaderless world order. more

Ian Bremmer: Every Nation for Itself (Complete)

Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer outlines his vision of a new, leaderless world order. more

Ian Bremmer: A World of Divergence

Ian Bremmer offers thumbnail reactions to the Obama administration's strategic 'pivot' to East Asia. more

Ian Bremmer: A World of Divergence

Ian Bremmer offers thumbnail reactions to the Obama administration's strategic 'pivot' to East Asia. more