Jonathan R. Stromseth
Foreign Affairs Reviews China’s Governance Puzzle
November 2, 2017
Media Coverage
Foreign Affairs publishes a review of China’s Governance Puzzle: Enabling Transparency and Participation in a Single-Party State. The basis for the research that led to the book began in 2010 with an Asia Foundation-supported national research study, the Chinese Governance Assessment Project (C-GAP), which was led by then Asia Foundation country re… Read more
New Book Examines China’s Governance Puzzle
March 29, 2017
Blog
China is widely viewed as a global powerhouse that has achieved a remarkable economic transformation with little political change. Less well known is that China’s leaders have also implemented far-reaching governance reforms designed to promote government transparency and increase public participation in official policymaking. What are the motivati… Read more
The New Face of Foreign Aid in Asia
October 24, 2012
Blog
A sea change is unfolding in the world of foreign aid. Emerging powers, particularly China and India, are challenging longstanding aid principles held by the United States, the United Kingdom, and other established donors. Ironically, amid this shifting landscape, opportunities exist for increased cooperation between established and emerging aid providers, including in the field of governance. Such cooperation would not only help to address pressing humanitarian challenges in Asia, but could improve the quality and impact of aid throughout the developing world.
Looking Beyond Hu’s Visit to Washington
January 19, 2011
Blog
Seasoned observers of Sino-U.S. relations are describing President Hu Jintao’s state visit this week as the most important bilateral event since Deng Xiaoping headed to Washington in 1979 or even since Nixon’s historic trip to China in 1972. That may be an exaggeration, but Hu and President Obama are meeting at a critical moment amid growing uncertainty and divisiveness in the relationship. Over the past year, the two countries have not only sparred over such longstanding issues as U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, human rights, and currency reform, but also over new problems such as South China Sea navigation rights, exports of rare earth minerals, and North Korean attacks on South Korea.
Searching for Global Cooperation in Sino-U.S. Relations: The Case of Foreign Aid
June 9, 2010
Blog
The Chinese government recently received a massive American delegation in Beijing when it hosted the second annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) on May 24-25. Led by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner, the 200-strong delegation included other cabinet secretaries, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben B… Read more
Reforming Transparency and Participation in China: Implications for Sino-U.S. Relations
November 11, 2009
Blog
When President Obama makes his first visit to China next week, he will meet a Chinese leadership with growing confidence in international affairs and observe an economy that is rapidly recovering from the global recession. At the same time, he will witness a country whose legal and political landscape is replete with contradictory trends and vexing… Read more
From China: Relief for Sichuan Province
May 14, 2008
Blog
For many of us working in China, the May 12th earthquake was our first experience feeling a building (our office) sway. A couple minutes after realizing what was going on, staff walked down 19 flights of stairs to join hundreds of other office workers outside who slowly learned the details of the powerful earthquake that had hit nearly 1,000 miles… Read more