China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of this week’s most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast . China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations , the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the Un...
Mar 18, 2025•10 min
In 2016, an international arbitral tribunal sided with the Philippines in a case against China’s claims in the South China Sea. However, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who sought to bring the Philippines’ foreign policy closer to China, said the ruling was just “paper” fit for the waste bin . After Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. became the president in 2022, Philippine foreign policy shifted back towards strengthening its alliance with the United States. How does the Philippines m...
Mar 14, 2025•14 min
China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of this week’s most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast . China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations , the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the Un...
Mar 12, 2025•8 min
On February 21, 2025, the President of the United States issued a memorandum to members of his cabinet and other executive agency directors describing the administration’s investment policy . The statement begins by stating that investment policy is key to the country’s national and economic security. While investment by “allies and partners” can create jobs and wealth for the United States, investment by “foreign adversaries,” including China, is not in the national interest. The United States ...
Mar 07, 2025•26 min
China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of this week’s most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast . China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations , the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the Un...
Mar 04, 2025•9 min
China’s internet is famously walled off from the global web. Despite barriers including censorship and moderation practices, a unique Chinese digital ecosystem has flourished—and unexpectedly, attracted Americans. The recent temporary exodus of TikTok users to RedNote presented a rare opportunity for American and Chinese peoples to digitally interact on a large scale, sharing views and opinions on the Chinese internet’s own turf. Why is China’s internet so different from the global internet and ...
Feb 28, 2025•13 min
China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of this week’s most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast . China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations , the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the Un...
Feb 26, 2025•8 min
China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of this week’s most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast . China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations , the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the Un...
Feb 19, 2025•8 min
In January 2022, Hasani Arnold began sharing his experiences on social media as one of just a few hundred American students in China during the COVID pandemic . Since then, he has found an audience as a cross-cultural content creator, showing both American and Chinese audiences what they might not know about each other. Hasani’s educational experiences opened the door for him to compare and comprehend societal, cultural, and linguistic differences between the two countries. Hasani Arnold joins t...
Feb 18, 2025•27 min
On January 10, 2025, DeepSeek, a Hangzhou-based artificial intelligence (AI) platform founded in 2023, released its first free chatbot app, which is said to match the capabilities of models from its U.S. counterparts, including OpenAI and Google, while using a fraction of their computing power. This milestone underscores China’s rapid AI progress despite U.S. restrictions on advanced semiconductors, potentially narrowing the technological gap between the two countries and challenging U.S. domina...
Feb 14, 2025•29 min
China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of this week’s most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast . China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations , the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the Un...
Feb 12, 2025•7 min
China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of this week’s most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast . China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations , the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the Un...
Feb 04, 2025•8 min
Join Kevin Xu, founder of Interconnected Capital, and Zhan Xianyuan, Assistant Professor at the Tsinghua University Institute for AI Industry Research, as they discuss the future of U.S.-China AI competition and collaboration. This discussion is moderated by Liu Xin, Senior Host at China Global Television Network (CGTN). This dialogue was part of the 2024 U.S.-China People’s Dialogue, which took place in Beijing on November 21, 2024. See full bios and learn more about the event: https://www.ncus...
Feb 03, 2025•28 min
For decades, China’s reform and opening-up era brought economic growth, political stability, and greater openness to both ideas and investment from the outside world. But in recent years, the country has shifted into what Professor Carl Minzner describes as an "age of counterreform." What defines this new era, and how are China's leadership and society adapting? In an interview recorded on November 21, 2024, Carl Minzner joins the National Committee to discuss the evolution of political norms, t...
Jan 29, 2025•8 min
China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of this week’s most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast . China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations , the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the Un...
Jan 28, 2025•9 min
Listen to Yao Ming, former NBA player and former President of the Chinese Basketball Association, and Logan Tom, Vice President of Player Personnel for the U.S. Pro Volleyball Federation and head coach of Maccabi Raanana, talk about U.S.-China sports exchange in a discussion moderated by Nancy Yao, Assistant Professor Adjunct & Assistant Dean for the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University. This dialogue was part of the 2024 U.S.-China People’s Dialogue, which took place in Beijing o...
Jan 27, 2025•22 min
Listen to NYU Shanghai's Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Lehman and Tsinghua University's Vice President & Provost Yang Bin provide insight on the state of U.S.-China higher education exchange in a discussion moderated by CGTN's Senior Host Liu Xin. This dialogue was part of the 2024 U.S.-China People’s Dialogue, which took place in Beijing on November 22, 2024.
Jan 22, 2025•36 min
Over two billion people on the planet experienced food insecurity in 2023, including 18 million households in the United States. The actions of one country can affect the food security of others, and global issues such as climate change , military conflicts , and rising food prices can cause supply chain instabilities and shortages. How can we lower the barriers preventing people from accessing stable sources of nutritious food? How do the United States and China, two of the largest food importe...
Jan 16, 2025•19 min
China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of this week’s most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast . China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations , the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the Un...
Jan 14, 2025•9 min
The Mekong River provides millions of people in and beyond Southeast Asia with food, water, and agricultural productivity. Twenty percent of the world’s freshwater fish comes from the Mekong River, supplying the shelves of stores across the globe. However, the river system is threatened by climate change and upstream dams. While many countries of the Mekong basin prioritize the health of the river, China places economic growth above those concerns. How can the United States, China, and Lower Mek...
Jan 09, 2025•10 min
China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of this week’s most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast . China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations , the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the Un...
Jan 07, 2025•8 min
Fast fashion is possible because of international trade. Each year, the global fashion industry generates more than $4 trillion USD and provides families with affordable clothing options. However, as fast fashion continues to grow, so does awareness of pressing issues such as labor standards and environmental sustainability. How are the United States and China involved in the global fashion industry? How can they collaborate on the issues facing the global fast fashion industry, from production ...
Jan 02, 2025•26 min
China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of this week’s most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast . China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations , the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the Un...
Dec 17, 2024•7 min
Although Chinese marriage law states that men and women are equal, implementation of the law in divorce cases reveals gender disparities. In divorce lawsuits, women are often left without remedies for domestic violence and mothers lose custody of their children. Rural women face the additional disadvantage of lacking resources to help them navigate the divorce process. How are gender disparities revealed when women seek divorce in China? Ke Li joins the National Committee in an interview recorde...
Dec 16, 2024•23 min
China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of this week’s most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast . China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations , the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the Un...
Dec 10, 2024•4 min
China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of this week’s most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast . China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations , the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the Un...
Dec 03, 2024•4 min
In a nation famous for its megacities, it’s hard to grasp that China is the world’s third most biodiverse country and 42% uninhabited wilderness. Yet protecting wild Chinese flora and fauna is crucial to preserving a healthy climate. How does China interact with the wilderness on their doorstep, and how are conservation efforts bridging the gap between man and nature? In an interview recorded on February 28, 2024, conservationist Kyle Obermann joins us for Earth Month to share his experiences do...
Nov 22, 2024•15 min
As tensions continue to mount in the U.S.-China relationship, concerns have grown among U.S. political and military leaders regarding China's defense spending , which is often said to be significantly higher than it actually is. In a new report, M. Taylor Fravel, George Gilboy, and Eric Heginbotham argue that the estimate that China’s military spending has surged to $700 billion depends on flawed assumptions and miscalculations. The claim has gained traction in various circles, including in the ...
Nov 01, 2024•41 min
The fentanyl crisis is a serious public health and security issue, particularly in the United States, with its high number of overdose deaths. Chinese entities play a significant role in the fentanyl supply chain , from chemical precursors to money laundering. While efforts to regulate production in China have been inconsistent, Beijing’s recent move to restrict fentanyl-related chemicals, after years of U.S. pressure, shows potential cooperation ahead of the U.S. election. In an interview condu...
Oct 31, 2024•31 min
Within the first two weeks of October 2024, Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton ravaged parts of the United States’ east coast. Notable natural disasters are increasing in frequency and ferocity across both the United States and China, highlighting the urgent need for solutions. Amid the global climate crisis, the capability of artificial intelligence in cutting-edge fields such as extreme weather forecasting and self-driving electric vehicles (EVs) is advancing at an unprecedented rate, showc...
Oct 16, 2024•14 min
