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Fears that the global financial crisis will generate political turmoil or cause the CCP to lose its grip on power are overblown.
Chinese leaders view the international community as fundamentally defined by antagonism; an outlook that is unlikely to change until and unless the regime changes.
The Chinese Communist Party's top priority remains what it has always been: the maintenance of absolute political power.
North Korea's recent nuclear test seems to erase any progress in six years of multilateral negotiations. The United States can still pressure North Korea, but it will need China's cooperation.
Asian countries are responding to the economic crisis with policies that may temporarily boost growth but that are likely to make the transition from a development model that emphasizes personal savings and increasing production more difficult.
Hong Kong citizens are starting to place more pressure on their government to obtain a greater measure of autonomy from Beijing.
To rebalance an economy with excess capacity and to continue growing, China needs domestic consumption to grow much faster than domestic production for many years to come.
Until the United States, China, and the EU reach consensus about the roots of the global economic crisis and coordinate recovery policy, the world economy is likely to get worse before it gets better.
Carnegie Beijing co-sponsored a conference to examine the implications of European integration for East Asia.
According to the World Bank, global economic growth is likely to contract by two percent this year. With export markets shrinking, many have questioned whether China’s domestic economy can supplement the revenue gap.