The work of Senior Fellow Orville Schell was featured in a blog on the New York Times titled "China: A Reading List." The author of the blog, David Leonhardt, cited the work of Schell when the author was preparing for a trip to China and wanted to be well-versed in a variety of materials written about the country…….
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Restoring America’s Future
Task Force Co-Chair and former Sen. Pete Domenici speaks during a news conference to launch the Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force January 25, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo credit CNN)As a Democrat, I believe that government plays a seminal role in educating our kids, building our transportation and communications infrastructure, protecting our environment, and maintaining our national defense. All are essential to a strong America. But all are impossible in a broke America. To ensure that the federal government can play that role and, in this way, help secure a bright future for America, we must act now……
Schell in USAsian Wire
Senior Fellow Orville Schell was cited on USAsian Wire for his contributions to the creation to the Pacific News Service. The news service, which was created during the Vietnam War to provide an alternative prospective to the conflict, is now celebrating its 40th anniversary…….
Schell on BBC NewsHour
On October 8, Senior Fellow Orville Schell was a guest of PBS NewsHour. As director of the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations, Schell offered unique and informative insights about the Nobel Committee's awarding of the Peace Prize to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo…….
Filmmaker David Breashears: Climate Change Evident Even on Everest
Few things come as a surprise to experienced climbers, who must constantly be ready for treacherous terrain or life-or-death changes in the weather. But, when mountaineer and Mt. Everest expert David Breashears first compared his high resolution photographs of the Himalayas with the first Everest photographs taken by George Mallory in 1921, he was floored by the surprising differences. "I never expected to see climate change at the roof of the world," Breashears recalled. "These glaciers were immutable, the first explorers thought. We all thought they would be here forever, and now we are seeing glaciers sublimate. They are literally……
Schell in The Nation – China in the Driver's Seat
"It's almost as if the continental plates of global politics are shifting beneath our feet," says Orville Schell, Senior Fellow. He spoke with Robert Dreyfuss of The Nation for an article titled "China in the Driver's Seat"…….
Schell Taipei Times
"The bitter new reality is that the US and 'old Europe' have recently edged closer to becoming "developing countries,'" writes Senior Fellow Orville Schell in an editorial for the Taipei Times. The United States, he argues, should be encouraging Chinese investment rather than scaring it away…….
Schell mentioned in Why America sees red in corporate China
Senior Fellow Orville Schell is cited an The Financial Times. His expertise in US/China relations is called upon in Why America sees red in corporate China. The article can be read in its entirety on the FT website here…….
Schell – The World – China nervous over naval drills
"When you talk to people in China, diplomats included, about North Korea you almost invariably get a sense of only thinly disguised contempt," said Senior Fellow Orville Schell to PRI's The World radio program. Schell gave his expertise on Asia relations in regards to North Korea's naval drills that caused the sinking of South Korea military vessel. Transcript and audio of Schell's interview can be found on the program's website…….
Schell article – Google’s China compromise stuns observers
Orville Schell, Senior Fellow is interviewed for the Financial Times regarding China's renewal of its internet content provider license with Google. Earlier this year, Google threatened to pull its services from China if searches from Chinese citizens continued to be censored by the government. Schell believes that this renewal shows a compromise about Google's services has been reached by both parties…….