Comparing current events to past events is all the rage in amateur analysis. That’s why we’re happy to read from Zheng Wang, Director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS) at Seton Hall University in New Jersey and a…
Archive for: US/China Relations Institutions
Watching Subnational Power in Hong Kong
My Internship With Tai Initiative
Interning with The Tai Initiative
I am very thankful to have had the opportunity to work with…
A New Kind of Diplomacy
Note: This article originally appeared in Asian Avenue Magazine
Thirty five years after the U.S. and the P.R.C. first established diplomatic ties, some of the most promising developments in that relationship are occurring not at the national level, but below it—in states, cities and communities.
Those passionate…
Importance of the Subnational Level Confirmed by Joint Study
The report doesn’t specifically use the word “subnational.” But that doesn’t diminish the thrill I felt when reading it this morning.
Recently, the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California and the School of International Studies of Peking University…
Sister Cities International’s U.S.-China Conference
By: Ben Leffel
Many years ago, my studies of U.S.-China subnational relations began with a project in which I contacted some 60 U.S. and 30 Chinese cities…
Wealth Creation in U.S.-China Subnational Relations: The Importance for Business
By: Ben Leffel
All business occurs at the local level. The key to understanding the significant impact subnational U.S.-China relations have on creating business opportunities is recognizing the specializations that occur at the local level. These specializations have the potential to maximize wealth creation opportunities between the massive markets in the…
Meet Our Team- Benjamin Leffel
Community Advancement through Subnational Relations
Interviewed by: Lida Lee
One year ago, when The Tai Initiative held its first conference in Seattle, no one…
Making Denver A Global City
Clarence Low- A Leader for Denver
By: Kayla Blomquist
Mr. Clarence Low, one of the Tai Initiative’s partners, is the president and…
The Roots of US-China Relations
Meet Swallow Yan
by Karen Lauer; interview by Sarah Itagaki
For over 20 years, Swallow Yan has worked to bring the Iowa state community out of its comfort zone. Since arriving in Iowa in 1991, Swallow has made great strides in…
Fourth China-U.S. High-Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange
Education, specifically providing greater opportunity for American students to study in China and gain exposure to Chinese culture and language, has been arguably the most visible, if not strongest, pillar of the China-U.S. High-Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE). Since the inaugural meeting of CPE…