Michael Schuman

Michael Schuman

Author

Michael Schuman is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global China Hub and the author of "Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the World" and "The Miracle: The Epic Story of Asia's Quest for Wealth."

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More Businesses Will Stand Up to China After the Peng Shuai Outcry

More Businesses Will Stand Up to China After the Peng Shuai Outcry

It’s getting harder for executives to balance supporting social causes with reaping the riches of the Chinese market.

November 26, 2021

November 26, 2021

More Businesses Will Stand Up to China After the Peng Shuai Outcry

It’s getting harder for executives to balance supporting social causes with reaping the riches of the Chinese market.

More Businesses Will Stand Up to China After the Peng Shuai Outcry

August 30, 2021

August 30, 2021

OpinionMichael Schuman

Xi Is Forgetting the Very Thing That Made China Great Again

The economy only began to excel when the party’s cadres released their grip from the nation’s throat. Beijing should not take a backward step now.

Hong Kong Marks 24th Anniversary of City's Return To Chinese Rule

August 8, 2021

August 8, 2021

OpinionMichael Schuman

China Can’t Lead on Crypto With Isolationism

Don’t think of Beijing’s policies toward virtual currencies as a global pacesetter. They’re part of the broader turn inward.

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July 22, 2021

July 22, 2021

OpinionMichael Schuman

How Biden Can Take On China With a Better Belt and Road

The G-7 initiative to counter Beijing’s infrastructure diplomacy can’t end up as a bridge to nowhere. Here’s what it should look like.

Commuters At Kenya's China-Backed Short Gauge Railway Terminus

June 27, 2021

June 27, 2021

OpinionMichael Schuman

The West Can’t Call the Shots on China’s Agenda

Beijing has its own foreign policy. The biggest mistake Western powers make is believing they’re still in the driver’s seat to influence it.

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June 16, 2021

June 16, 2021

Thank Beijing for Overdue Changes to U.S. Economic Policy

The Senate’s “China bill” marks a return to state intervention motivated by fear of America’s biggest rival.

Thank Beijing for Overdue Changes to U.S. Economic Policy

May 9, 2021

May 9, 2021

OpinionMichael Schuman

China and Its Lenders Have to Join the Global Club

Beijing’s loans to low-income countries have come under criticism. But the situation doesn’t have to be so contentious.

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March 29, 2021

March 29, 2021

OpinionMichael Schuman

How Global Brands Can Tough It Out in China

It’s in for a rough and probably costly ride but, if the company hangs tight, Beijing often settles for commercial rather than political interests.

Western Brands Under Pressure In China Over Xinjiang Criticism

March 22, 2021

March 22, 2021

OpinionMichael Schuman

A Pox on Your Americana: What’s Next for U.S.-China Relations

The vitriol in Alaska may have been meant for domestic audiences but it is too early for Beijing to be declaring the end of Washington’s global sway.

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March 4, 2021

March 4, 2021

OpinionMichael Schuman

I Wrote a Book on Chinese History. It Was Stolen By Pirates on Alibaba

Your sellers are stealing my words! the author told Alibaba. Copyright theft remains a part of China’s larger culture of impunity to regulation.

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January 26, 2021

January 26, 2021

Biden’s China Policy Hinges on How Much Xi Is Willing to Give

So far, the Chinese president seems unwilling to change his hard-line stance to improve relations with the U.S.

Biden’s China Policy Hinges on How Much Xi Is Willing to Give

December 29, 2020

December 29, 2020

OpinionMichael Schuman

How to Get U.S. Companies to Leave China

Rather than threatening American manufacturers, the Biden administration needs to offer them someplace better to go.

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November 25, 2020

November 25, 2020

Vaccines Are Coming, But There’s No Such Hope for My Blindness

It took scientists about 300 days to develop promising vaccines for the coronavirus. Meanwhile ancient ailments like degenerative loss of vision depend on age-old workarounds—like the cane I use everyday.

Vaccines Are Coming, But There’s No Such Hope for My Blindness

October 27, 2020

October 27, 2020

China’s Inexorable Rise to Superpower Is History Repeating Itself

The country looks like a latecomer to Americans and other Westerners—but from its own perspective, this is a restoration.

China’s Inexorable Rise to Superpower Is History Repeating Itself

September 27, 2020

September 27, 2020

OpinionMichael Schuman

China Is Carrying a Small Stick

There’s a reason it hasn’t followed through on so many of its blistering threats of economic retaliation against the U.S.

TikTok Branding As Oracle Is Said to Win Deal For US Operations

August 9, 2020

August 9, 2020

OpinionMichael Schuman

TikTok’s Fate Is a Bad Sign for China’s Rise

The government’s actions could deny Chinese companies the benefits of competing globally.

TikTok As Microsoft Corp. Tries To Salvage Purchase Deal

July 15, 2020

July 15, 2020

OpinionMichael Schuman

Think It’s Too Hard to Decouple From China? Think Again

It’ll take work for corporate America to set up new supply chains and develop new consumers, but then again, the Chinese market took work, too.

China's Luxury Goods Market Booms

July 12, 2020

July 12, 2020

OpinionMichael Schuman

China Has Never Liked Playing by Other People’s Rules

From the time of the earliest emperors, its leaders would incur great costs and surrender tangible benefits to return to supremacy.

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June 21, 2020

June 21, 2020

OpinionMichael Schuman

China’s Embrace Is Driving Hong Kong Away

Refusing to appreciate the former colony’s unique history and identity has led Beijing into a crisis that now threatens to ruin the city.

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August 12, 2019

August 12, 2019

OpinionMichael Schuman

To Conquer World, China Needs to Get Smarter

A poorly educated workforce is a major impediment to its hopes of challenging the U.S. in technology.

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