CSR Blog: COVID-19 and the Escalation of Sino-US Relations

By Michael Xiaochen Zhang As COVID-19 spreads around the world, new fissures have been exposed in the U.S.-China relationship. During this period of crisis, when mutual cooperation between countries, institutions and global citizens is vital, domestic and foreign policy agendas have continued to drive a wedge between the two global powers. Both the Trump and …

CSR 2020: Interdependence with a Difficult but Rational Power

Qiang Wu Qiang Wu (Steven) is a second-year MA candidate with a concentration in China Studies. His research interest lies in the relationship between China and the world. He earned his M.A. in Economics at Kyoto University, Japan and B.A. in Political Science at Peking University, China. Introduction This research explores Chinaโ€™s retaliatory trade behaviors …

CSR 2020: The Role of Sanctions in US-China Economic Competition

By Jennifer Conrad Jennifer Conrad is a master of arts candidate in China Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). In the summer of 2019, she interned for the State Department at the American Institute in Taiwan. Prior to SAIS, she was the head of fact-checking for Vogue and spent …

CSR 2020: โ€œOne Arch Enemyโ€ or โ€œTwo-Fold Dangerโ€

The Failed Alliance in Non-Communist Asia Hao Chen Hao Chen is a second-year SAIS M.A. student concentrating in China studies with a minor in Korea studies. His research interests span modern Chinese history, Chinese politics, and Taiwan studies. Hao earned his bachelorโ€™s degree in history from Peking (Beijing) University in China and also studied at …

CSR 2020: Two Paths to the Arctic: Analyzing Chinese and Japanese Advances

By Hope Parker Hope Parker is a second-year M.A. candidate at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, concentrating in International Politics with a minor in China Studies. Her research focuses on Chinaโ€™s maritime expansion and China-Southeast Asia relations. Previously, Hope interned at the U.S. Consulate General Shanghai and currently she is a 2019-2020 Boren Fellow. She can be …