America-China Relationship Progress through Subnational Leadership
You might have recently been disturbed by reports from the South China Sea. Currently the national forces of the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China are interacting in increasingly dangerous...
“How do I stop?” asked the giggling Chinese teacher as she swerved around the other beginning ice skaters. I demonstrated, explained, and asked “怎么说 ‘spin’ ”? (How do you say ‘spin”?) The two of...
As people all over the U.S. fret over rush hour traffic, crumbling infrastructure, and high gas prices, California may have found a solution. The development of a high-speed rail is underway in the Golden...
After my first year as an Intern with the Tai Initiative, I joined an intensive summer 2014 language program at Sichuan University. I learned so much more than just Chinese in Chengdu, but found...
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...
Kayla Blomquist was The Tai Initiative’s youngest intern this year. We asked her to share her perspective as a freshmen student on how her work with us shaped her college experience and outlook. Interning...
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 Tai Initiative values working in both English and 中文. Though we are just beginning this effort, you will see examples throughout this website of 我们 putting a bilingual nature to work in our...
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...
By: Carson Tavenner From 27 years of military service, teaching, and work in the non-profit sector, I’ve come to realize to move forward, Americans need to enlarge their thinking about China. Here are some key...
