Showing papers by "Donald S. Zagoria published in 2011"

U.S.–China and Cross-Strait Relations: How Stable? A Conference with the PRC Taiwan Affairs Office on U.S.–China and Cross-Strait Relations

Abstract: The National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP) met in New York with a group of People’s Republic of China (PRC) officials and scholars led by Vice Minister Sun Yafu of the PRC’s Taiwan Affairs Office to discuss recent developments in U.S.–China relations as well as the current situation in relations between China and Taiwan. The meeting was part of an ongoing NCAFP dialogue with the Taiwan Affairs Office that meets semi-annually, once in New York and once in Beijing. A list of participants can be found in the Appendix. The NCAFP meeting took place at an important point in U.S.–PRC relations. 2010 was a particularly bad year for U.S.–China relations, but there was a clear effort by both sides to reset the relationship in 2011. President Hu and President Obama met for a summit meeting in January 2011 and hundreds of officials from both sides met for the third Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington, DC in May 2011. The following report is divided into several sections: Introduction; Is the year 2011 a Positive Turning Point in U.S.–China Relations?; Developments in China–Taiwan Relations on the Eve of the 2012 Taiwan Presidential elections; and a Conclusion. This is not a consensus document. The observations are those of the author. Moreover, in this report, the author is drawing on his impressions not only from this meeting but from a number of recent Track II meetings with American and Chinese colleagues, as well as meetings with colleagues from Taiwan, Japan and the Republic of Korea. Therefore, this does not purport to be a detailed account of the May session but rather an attempt to distill its main themes and its recent context. Finally, the author wishes to express his gratitude to all the American, Chinese, and other colleagues who assembled for these meetings and shared with each other their insights. Donald S. Zagoria is senior vice president and project director of the NCAFP’s Forum on Asia-Pacific Security. He earned his Ph.D. at Columbia University and is actively involved with the Asia Society and the Council on Foreign Relations. American Foreign Policy Interests, 33:168–177, 2011 Copyright # 2011 NCAFP ISSN: 1080-3920 print=1533-2128 online DOI: 10.1080/10803920.2011.605717

A Review of: On China. by Henry Kissinger

Abstract: Henry Kissinger's latest book, On China, is a remarkable achievement and will certainly add to his reputation as one of America's pre-eminent strategic thinkers. The book is part an effort to make ...