U.S.-China Project on Crisis Avoidance & Cooperation
PCAC

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Testimony of John Park before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
April 2011 | Congressional Testimony by John S. Park
USIP's John Park testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission about the evolving roles of 'core interests' and 'mutual interets' in U.S.-China relations.
The Need to Pursue Mutual Interests in U.S.-PRC Relations
April 2011 | Special Report by Thomas Christensen
Recent turbulence in U.S.-Chinese relations stems from China’s umbrage at what it perceives to be the United States’ attempts to harm China’s core interests. Professor Thomas Christensen presents a distinct perspective on U.S.-China relations that emphasizes the dangers in interacting in an environment of mistrust and polarization.
Former National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley Addresses U.S.-China Relations During Trip to Beijing and Calls for New Phase
March 15, 2010 | Press Release
In a luncheon address at the 3rd U.S.-China Project on Crisis Avoidance & Cooperation Track 1.5 conference in Beijing, former national security adviser and current senior adviser for international affairs at USIP, Stephen J. Hadley, warned that U.S.-China relations are entering "a complex period of enormous promise, yet also of enormous peril."
Managing Crisis and Sustaining Peace Between China and the United States
April 2008 | PeaceWorks
This report by former Institute Fellow Wu Xinbo examines recent crises that strained US-China relations and identifies the positive and negative responses and actions of both governments, in an effort to determine how best to mitigate such crises in the future.
The U.S.-China Project on Crisis Avoidance & Cooperation (PCAC) is a Track 1.5 project run by the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Together with its Chinese partners the Institute brings together U.S. and Chinese officials for closed discussions on a host of security, political, economic, financial and environmental issues. PCAC’s key objectives are:
- To foster deeper mutual understanding of traditional and nontraditional security issues that could have significant unintended consequences for U.S.-China relations, and
- To exchange views on how to address these pressing policy issues. By facilitating joint "policy R&D" analytical work on these issues, the Institute seeks to increase mutual understanding between U.S. and Chinese participants and inform the development of policies.
John S. Park, senior research associate in the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, is co-director of PCAC.
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Richard Solomon
President
U.S. Institute of Peace
Stephen Hadley
Senior Adviser for International Affairs
U.S. Institute of Peace
John Park
Senior Research Associate (Northeast Asia)
Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention
U.S. Institute of Peace

