Senior Fellow Orville Schell's book Mandate of Heaven was cited in an article in The New Yorker for the strong parallels present in the China uprising in Tienanmen Square in 1989 and the recent civil riots taking place in Egypt. "It was bracing to be reminded in vivid, emotional detail of just how murderous the People's Liberation Army was when ordered to clear the protest," says author of the article Steve Coll. "The students and the urban workers who had persuaded themselves that they were near victory were also stunned by the Army's indiscriminate, decisive violence. They seemed to expect……
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Schell in NYT – China's rise
"For the last hundred years, China has wanted to be in the position where it's not pushed around." said Senior Fellow Orville Schell in an article in the New York Times. "And now they are close to that." China's rise as an economic superpower has threatened the US control has had over the world import and exporting business. Schell also believes that President Obama is working to maintain good relations with the communist state in order to gain necessary aid and alliances for the United States…….
Schell in Bloomberg – Hu Jintao
"It's not that the relationship is terrible," said Orville Schell, CCLP Senior Fellow. "It's that it has a funny way of declining in between the re- declaration of vows that goes on at each presidential meeting." Schell was referring to the recent meeting of President Barrack Obama and Chinese leader Hu Jintao in an article published on Bloomberg News…….
Schell’s NYT book review
The New York Times featured a book review written by Senior Fellow Orville Schell on December 12. Schell, an expert on US-China relations asks "but with the West's power and confidence now declining, and China's authoritarian form of capitalism ripsawing its way toward an ever more dominant position in the world, a reader may be forgiven for becoming somewhat impatient. Is Morris ever going to answer the 'burning question'? Who will win the next phase of our East-West horse race, the United States or China?"……
Schell – NY Times – China reading list
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…….
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 and Breashears at Sustainability Conference at CSU Chico
Senior Fellow Orville Schell and former CCLP guest speaker, David Breashears are presenting an encore of the presentation "Climate Change in the Himalaya" at the 2010 This Way to Sustainability Conference, a project of Chico State University and Butte College. The conference will be held from November 4-6…….
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…….
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 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…….