Michael D. Swaine

Michael D. Swaine is director of the East Asia program at the Quincy Institute.

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Young Chinese children wear protective masks as they play in a garden in Beijing on March 31, 2020.

China Doesn’t Pose an Existential Threat for America
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U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping on November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China. (Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images)

The U.S. Can’t Afford to Demonize China
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BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 19: Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) at the Great Hall of the People on March 19, 2017 in Beijing, China. Tillerson is on his first visit to Asia as Secretary of State. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

China and America Need a One-Korea Policy
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The U.S.-China Spat at Sea
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