Media Highlights
Guangming Daily: Sound China-US Relations Bring Great Benefits to Both Countries and Beyond
June 21, 2021 An interview with David Firestein, President and CEO, George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations; Dr. Da Wei, Deputy Director, Center for Security and International Strategy, Professor, School of Social Science, Tsinghua University; and Xiao...
SD Talk Show: David Firestein interview on current U.S.-China issues
May 13, 2021Share this ArticleIn this interview with Sky Dong, Bush China Foundation President and CEO David Firestein highlighted areas the Biden Administration has outlined for potential cooperation with China including nuclear nonproliferation, public health,...
The Diplomat: The US Should Restore its Fulbright and Peace Corps Programs in China
May 6, 2021 by: Euhwa TranShare this ArticleHate crimes against Asians in the United States increased by 149 percent from 2019 to 2020, despite an overall decrease nationwide in hate crimes, due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic and the deterioration in...
The Hill: Why American medicine needs its own DARPA
May 1, 2021 by: Kenneth DeklevaShare this ArticlePresident Biden’s recent nomination of Dr. Stacey Dixon as the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence is historic. She is an exemplary leader who holds a doctorate in engineering and has extensive experience...
Voice of America: David Firestein speaks on U.S.-China relations and the Biden Administration
April 30, 2021Share this ArticleIn an interview with Voice of America, Mr. Firestein first offered his assessment of the Biden Administration’s foreign policy agenda thus far, including President Biden’s focus on multilateralism, changing rhetoric, and strategic...
Foreign Affairs: The Case for a New Engagement Consensus
April 15, 2021 by: Wang DongShare this ArticleIn October 2014, I hosted an American friend who has extensive policy experience and is considered a leading China hand. Over dinner in Beijing, I asked him, “Do you think the ‘engagement consensus’ still holds in...
Sunday Guardian: Democracies need mutual support, not judgemental stances
April 10, 2021 by: Sana Hashmi and Alan H. YangShare this ArticleDemocracy globally is now under siege due to the purposeful export of one-party-rule authoritarianism, rise of dictatorship, and the spread of populism. No man is an island and no democracy should be...
The Hill: Biden should look to ‘Ostpolitik’ to negotiate with autocrats
April 5, 2021 by: Kenneth DeklevaShare this ArticlePresident Biden faces the challenge of crafting his own national security strategy to deal with adversaries such as Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Iran’s...
David Firestein appears on McCuistion TV: “What do Americans need to know about China?”
April 4, 2021Share this ArticleIn this episode of McCuistion TV, Bush China Foundation President and CEO David Firestein discusses his time in China as both an U.S. diplomat in Beijing and also a student at Peking University during the student protests and tragic...
Alaska meeting had bright spots, says US expert
March 23, 2021Share this ArticleDespite the public discord among senior officials of the United States and China at their recent meeting in Alaska, the fact that it took place at all is a good thing, according to David Firestein, president and CEO of the George H.W....
What’s Next for the U.S. and China After the Anchorage Meeting?
March 22, 2021 by: Yawei LiuShare this ArticleIn June 2020, there was a meeting between Director Yang Jiechi and then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Honolulu, Hawaii. The world only learned about that meeting after it was over, and we knew that meeting did not go...
David Firestein and Da Wei on the Pacific Dialogue
SHARE THIS ARTICLE February 24, 2021 On February 24, Foundation President and CEO David Firestein spoke alongside Foundation Board of Advisors member and Tsinghua University Professor Da Wei in a Pacific Dialogue episode hosted by James Chau. The discussion...
Former Governor Bob Holden writes about the U.S.-China relationship in Springfield News-Leader
February 16, 2021Share this ArticleThe Biden administration will face profound challenges in reshaping the U.S.-China relationship for the good of both nations. While our two countries inevitably will compete in some areas, it will be essential for us to cooperate in...
Senior Fellow Kenneth Dekleva writes about America’s medical diplomacy for Fast Company Magazine
February 3, 2021 by: Kenneth DeklevaShare this ArticleIt wasn’t until I joined the State Department in 2002 that I fully appreciated the power of America’s medical superiority. For all the problems with our healthcare system, the United States is far ahead of most...
Assessing the final days of the Trump Administration and the future of U.S.-China relations
January 18, 2021Share this ArticleOn January 18, Sarah Wong of Hong Kong International Business Channel (HKIBC) hosted David Firestein, president & CEO of the Bush China Foundation, on Talk the Walk, to discuss the activities of the Trump Administration in its...