America and China’s long embrace

Politics & Current Affairs

According to John Pomfret’s new book, The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom, "America has helped China change. But the change, so far, is superficial."

Lucas Niewenhuis
Credit: Secretary of the Treasury Henry M Paulson Jr and Vice Premier Wang Qishan shake hands after a treaty signing at the conclusion of the second day of the Fourth meeting of the US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue.

Lucas Niewenhuis is the Newsletter Editor at The China Project. Previously, he has researched China-Africa relations at the Social Science Research Council, interned at the Council on Foreign Relations, and studied Chinese language and culture in Shanghai and Beijing. Read more

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