Scholarly Activities: Commentaries (Selected, from 2001) [updated November 7, 2008]

 – “Making America safe for the world,” AsiaTimes Online, October 29, 2008, http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JJ29Ak03.html.

– 9/6/08: “China still on-side with Russia,” AsiaTimes Online, September 6, 2008, http://atimes01.atimes.com/atimes/China/JI06Ad01.html.

– Asia Policy, “China’s Rise and the West’s Bias,” No. 6 (July 2008), pp. 165-69, Book Review Round Table for David Kang, China Rising: Peace, Power and Order in East Asia (Columbia University Press, 2007), http://www.nbr.org/publications/asia_policy/AP6/AsiaPolicy_6.pdf.

– “Misreading Medvedev’s China Mission,” PacNet Newsletter, No. 32, June 12, 2008,   http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/pac0832.pdf

– “Dance with Bears: Post-Putin Sino-Russian Relations” PacNet Newsletter, No. 17, March 10, 2008, http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/pac0817.pdf

– “Making Democracy Safe for the World,” Foreign Policy In Focus, November 8, 2007,
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– “America’s Rogue Ally,” Foreign Policy In Focus, November 1, 2007,
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– “Common Exercises, Different Goals,” International Herald Tribune (Paris), October 17, 2007, http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/17/opinion/edbin.php

– “Crouching Alliance, Hidden Angst?”  Yale Global Online, October 10, 2007,
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- “Hu's trip to Russia: Without love, but ...” AsiaTimes Online, March 27, 2007.
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- “Central Asia between Competition and Cooperation,” in John Feffer, ed., China Focus, December 1, 2006, Foreign Policy In Focus.
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- “Russia and China Together Again, Gingerly,” Yale Global Online, September 6, 2005, http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=6223.

- “Hu is not coming to dinner, but…” PacNet Newsletter, April 13, 2006, No. 15.
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- “Pragmatism dominate Russia-China Relations,” PacNet Newsletter, March 20, 2006, No. 11.
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- “Bush-Hu Summit, Beyond Formalities,” PacNet Newsletter, No. 38C, September 2, 2005.
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- “The Anniversary Elegy,” AsiaTimes Online, August 16, 2005.
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- “A Tale of Two Talks in Beijing,” AsiaTimes Online, August 6, 2005.
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- “The fault-line that could shake Asia,” AsiaTimes Online, January 7, 2005.
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- “大选之后美国对外政策走向”(Daxuan zhihou meiguo duiwai zhengce zouxiang [Trends in US foreign policy after November presidential election],” BBC Chinese language program [BBC 中文网], November 17, 2004.
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- “北京峰会与中俄利益较量 (Beijing gaofeng huiwu yu zhong e liyi jiaoliang [Beijing Summit and Sino-Russian competition for their interests],” BBC Chinese language program [BBC 中文网],October 28, 2004.
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- “China’s “Gun-Control” Problem: Jiang vs. Hu?” PacNet Newsletter, No. 40, September 16, 2004.
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- “All Still Quiet Across the Taiwan Strait, but for How Long?” PacNet Newsletter, No.33, July 22, 2004.
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- “When Wen Comes To Washington...” PacNet Newsletter, No. 49, December 4, 2003.
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- “Korean War: The Problem of Memory,” Asia Times Online, July 26, 2003.
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- “America’s war against racism,” Asia Times Online, June 26, 2003.
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- “Succession, SARS, Summit Diplomacy, and Hu’s Six Months in Power,” PacNet Newsletter, March 23, 2003, No. 21A.
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- “Hu’s Mini ‘New Deal,’” PacNet Newsletter, No. 11, March 6, 2003.
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- “China is in no position to pressure North Korea,” International Herald Tribune, February 27, 2003.
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- “China’s Dilemma in the Current Korean Crisis,” PacNet Newsletter, No. 8, February 20, 2003.
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- “普京访华与中俄关系 (Pujing fanghua yu zhong e guanxi [Putin’s visit to China and Sino-Russian Relations],” Op-Ed piece for BBC’s Chinese.com program, December 11, 2002.
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- “China Maneuvers to Bring a Soft-landing to the Korean Crisis,” Yale Global Online: February 11, 2003.
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- “学者论坛:美国,‘美丽的帝国主义’及其他” (Meiguo, meili de diguo zhuyi ji qita, “America, beautiful imperialism, etc.”), 2002年4月27、28日: 《人民日报》.
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- “Clash of the Uncivilized — Extremism Mars World Stage,” New American Media (formerly Pacific News Service, San Francisco) March 6, 2002
[the time of publication in this website is a mistake. It was originally published on March 6, 2002].
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- “Why China Sides With U.S. in War on Terrorism,” New American Media (formerly Pacific News Service, San Francisco): September 21, 2001.
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- “War against terrorism a war without winners,” Springfield News-Sun, September 16, 2001, p. 7A.
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-“美国人、全球化及其误区——美国文博大学政治系副教授于滨先生访谈录”, 人民网驻美国记者,任毓骏,, August 9, 2001.
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– “Diverse ‘losers’ with a common anxiety,” South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), August 31, 2001.
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