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China’s Nuclear Security Concept: A Balanced and Better Approach
Two decades ago, when people first mentioned nuclear issues, more specifically, a nuclear war breaking out intentionally or accidentally between or among nuclear powers was the major scenario possible...
View ArticleIs China Changing Its Position on Nuclear Weapons?
Escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula have put a renewed focus on nuclear threats. After the release last week of a Chinese white paper on defense, James Acton draws our attention the omission of...
View ArticleTokyo Olympics and US Contribution
The radiation leaks in Fukushima threatens not only the safety of Japanese citizens but that of participants, spectators and visitors coming to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Should the US take a role as the...
View ArticleUS-China Need a Missile Launch Notification Deal
In his July call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Barack Obama again called for an improved U.S.-China relationship defined by “increased practical cooperation and constructive...
View ArticleA Comparison of Iranian and North Korean Nuclear Issues
The United States and China have differing strategies in dealing with Iranian and North Korean nuclear policy. Zhao Weibin highlights the Sino-U.S. diplomatic divergence in economic sanctions,...
View ArticleChina-U.S. Partnership Key for Iran Nuclear Deal
After years of fruitless efforts to prevent Iran from conducting any uranium enrichment, U.S. negotiators today join with their Chinese counterparts in seeking to contain, rather than eliminate, Iran’s...
View ArticleJoint Efforts for A Solution to the Iran Nuclear Issue
While a temporary Iran nuclear nonproliferation deal was made on April 2nd, there are still a few months before an overall agreement on Iran’s nuclear capabilities must be reached. The proposals and...
View ArticleCooperation on Non-Proliferation Builds New U.S.-China “Big Countries...
The recent Lausanne agreement on Iran’s nuclear program is an important step forward for the international community after more than 12 years of painstaking negotiations, writes Wu Jianmin.
View ArticleThumbs up for the Iranian Nuclear Deal
The recent negotiations on Iranian nuclear development have given many around the world reason for optimism. He Wenping explains the negotiations with a special emphasis on the influence that the U.S....
View ArticleBuilding on China-U.S. Cooperation at NPT Conference
As permanent members of the UN Security Council, Chinese and U.S. leaders should look beyond the recent deadlocked Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and use their next U.S.-China Strategic and Economic...
View ArticleHigh Hopes for Historic Breakthroughs in Iranian Nuclear Talks
Mutual trust has been slow to evolve on the political front, but that continues to be key for any meaningful deal.
View ArticleThe Iran Nuclear Issue: Inconclusiveness and Implications for China-Iran...
The Iran nuclear issue, whether a deal is available or not, is actually a process not necessarily with a conclusion, and the disputes have caused huge negative impacts on China-Iran economic relations,...
View ArticleIranian Deal – A Win for Multilateralism
The most fundamental driving force for the pact is the profound and deepening development toward a multipolar world. Economic globalization has closely integrated the interests of all countries, and...
View ArticleIranian Nuclear Talks Show the Way
Cooperation on Middle East affairs reflects the potential for a New Model of Major Country Relationship between China and the U.S.
View ArticleChina and U.S.: Building on the Iran Agreement
Although the recent Iran nuclear agreement is welcome, China and the U.S. have important tasks to perform to keep Iran from becoming a real, as opposed to a virtual, nuclear weapons state. The Iranian...
View ArticleThe Iranian Deal: An Important Pointer for International Relations
The recent agreement hammered out by major powers, the UN and Iran set a powerful example for resolving regional and international problems. The hard work is far from over, as suspicion lingers in...
View ArticleThe Significance of Iran Nuclear Deal
While Iran must refrain from developing nuclear weapons for at least 10 years, the agreement means Iran can develop a nuclear program for peaceful use and enjoy the benefits of lifting of sanctions....
View ArticleUS Should Be Mindful of Japan’s Ambition for Nuclear Weapons
Because of both past history and the extreme potential danger posed by the weapons themselves, people have reason to demand that Japan show an honest and responsible attitude, and to take action to...
View Article‘Strategic Patience’: Failed U.S. North Korea Policy
“Strategic patience” has not served the US well as a policy, nor has a collection of unilaterally pursued sanctions, diplomatic pressure, isolation and military deterrence. Even late in a president’s...
View ArticleBoth China and U.S. Need to Adjust Policies Toward North Korea
Washington should propose a “grand bargain” to Pyongyang by formally ending the state of war on the Korean Peninsula, lifting of all except narrowly defined military sanctions against the North, and...
View ArticleNo End to North Korean Conundrum in Sight
George Koo describes how a treaty between the U.S. and North Korea was within grasp until George W. Bush’s administration halted the proceedings. Since then, dealing with Pyongyang has become a blame...
View ArticleNo Good Ignoring Nuclear North Korea
The lesson of the DPRK’s latest nuclear test is that talking to North Korea offers a better hope of success than ignoring it. But then, that’s what Beijing has been telling the U.S. for a long time.
View ArticleBeijing and Washington Balance Goals Regarding Korean Nuclear Program
PRC policy makers have found themselves cross-pressured: They would prefer that Pyongyang refrain from provocative actions like nuclear weapons testing, yet are unwilling to impose the substantial...
View ArticleChinese Way vs. U.S. Way: North Korea Issue and Its Prospect
There are voices inside China as well as the US that urge Beijing to punish North Korea’s “bad behavior” more harshly. But China and the US interpret the very end and means of the situation...
View ArticleBeijing Balances Iranian Opportunities with Tehran Troubles
Fundamentally, Chinese leaders seek to change Iran’s behavior, but not its regime. PRC policy makers want Iranian oil, but they are cautious about irritating more important commercial partners,...
View ArticleCreate Conditions to Restart North Korean Nuclear Talks
China and the U.S. agree on the need to impose sanctions, but not on the process and purpose. The starting point for imposing new sanctions should be to promote denuclearization and safeguard peace,...
View ArticleSouth Korea’s Nuclear Flirtation: A Game Changer for Both China and U.S.?
While the world’s attention has been focused on North Korea’s recent nuclear test and satellite launch, important developments regarding the nuclear issue were also taking place in South Korea. Recent...
View ArticleDon’t Let DPRK Nuclear Ambitions Threaten China’s Security
Pyongyang’s recent missile tests show that becoming a nuclear power is not merely a bargaining chip but a genuine threat. The next US president will take renewed stock of the situation in the DPRK in...
View ArticleThird Time the Charm?
China and the United States have yet to reach consensus in response to the crisis on the Korean Peninsula. The U.S. is not prepared to follow China’s path toward a rapid resurrection of the Six-Party...
View ArticleChina Has to Confront Difficulties on the Korean Peninsula
Beijing should take effective measures to contain DPRK moves to develop and deploy nuclear weapons. China should also urge and assist the DPRK to reform, open up and pursue peaceful development, which...
View ArticleSeeking a Hare in a Hen’s Nest: THAAD in Korea
This US defense installation would offer no real protection from the North’s usable weaponry, and would surely provoke the DPRK into a new, vicious cycle of action vs. reaction. The idea has already...
View ArticleWill Sanctions Against North Korea Work This Time?
Pyongyang should pay a price for its violation of Security Council resolutions, but punishment by itself will not magically solve the nuclear problem. If sanctions could not be translated into a...
View ArticleChina Needs to “Move Out of History” Regarding the DPRK
The Chinese policy towards the DPRK was not made purely out of ideological considerations but developed its shape today due to geopolitical factors. Unforeseen aggression and expansion by Western...
View ArticleJointly Cope with International Nuclear Security Challenges
The Fourth Nuclear Security Summit is held in Washington D.C from March 31 to April 1. Personally advocated by United States President Barack Obama, the nuclear summit has been convened once every two...
View ArticleThe Nuclear Summit Merely a Small Win as Obama Faces Huge Challenges in...
Through interventionist misadventures in Iraq, Syria, and Libya, the U.S. has been a major contributing factor in the unrest and has proven incapable of maintaining peace and order by its own effort....
View ArticleNuclear Security: The End of the Beginning
Many countries have strengthened the physical protection of nuclear materials and facilities, and stronger regulations have been put into place. Now that the Nuclear Security Summits are said to have...
View ArticleChina Must Confront the North Korean Conundrum
There is little doubt that the so-called Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has lost Chinese public opinion. Doug Bandow argues that it would help if the U.S. and its allies, most obviously the...
View ArticleWhen is a Gag Order Not a Gag Order?
The incident between Admiral Harris and the Obama Administration, if there was one, centered on policy. Effectively engaging China at the Nuclear Security Summit was seen much more productive than...
View ArticlePromising China-U.S. Nuclear Partnership Makes Progress
With the end of the nuclear security summits and major Russia-U.S. security tensions, China-U.S. nuclear security cooperation is needed more than ever. Fortunately, both governments are pursuing...
View ArticleObama’s Hiroshima Visit: Would It Help — or Hurt?
Obama will visit Hiroshima on May 27th when he attends the G7 summit held later this month in Japan. However, the visit may backfire and hurt Japan by touching off an inconvenient chain reaction. By...
View ArticleIs the Iran Nuclear Issue Resolved?
China regards both the U.S. and Iran as important partners, which is why Beijing played a major role in putting together the Iran nuclear deal. Implementing that plan will face challenges in both the...
View ArticleNew Consideration of China’s No-First-Use of Nuclear Weapons Is Needed
No nuclear-weapon states have given up efforts in modernizing their arsenals, although for different reasons. A commitment of no-first-use is defensive in nature, but it doesn’t exclude nuclear...
View ArticleHow to Win China’s Aid on North Korea: Stop Forcing Beijing to Choose Between...
By ignoring the Chinese, Kim Jong-un has been gambling with his regime’s future. The PRC appears more ready than ever before to abandon its troublesome friend. However, inertia—and a cold-hearted...
View ArticleMultiple Pressures & Strategic Balance: China, DPRK & The Peninsula Issue
China must keep in mind its significant interests in multiple aspects of the North Korea issue, as it tries its best to balance such interests under difficult circumstances and create conditions for...
View ArticleTHAAD in South Korea Undermines Regional Strategic Balance
The missile-defense deployment will worsen the bifurcation in East Asia, where regional arrangements for economic growth are shaped with China at its core while regional security architecture is set up...
View ArticleBeijing, Moscow and THAAD: Managing the Fall-Out
The U.S. Defense Department recently announced that the U.S. Forces Korea Command will station a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in the Republic of Korea (ROK) as a defensive...
View ArticleROK: The Biggest Loser of THAAD
Seoul should fully understand the consequences of THAAD in the ROK, reverse the deployment decision and cooperate with countries concerned in an effort to force the DPRK to abandon its nuclear project...
View ArticleTHAAD: Managing the Fall-Out from Beijing and Moscow
Following months of assessment by a Joint Working Group, the U.S. Defense Department announced in July that the U.S. Forces Korea Command will station a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)...
View ArticleSouth Korea’s Ongoing THAAD Debate and Sino-U.S. Rivalry
In early July, South Korea decided to allow the United States to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. At the heart of this issue is the difference in how China and the United...
View ArticleHow Should China Change Its Policy Toward the Korean Peninsula
Since North Korea conducts nuclear tests frequently and countries like the U.S., Japan, South Korea have strengthened their military deployments in and around the Korean Peninsula, China is facing...
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