25Jul
Mr. Prime Minister: A word!
Canada has a great opportunity to dramatically change our relationship with China, if we imitate
20Jul
Trump’s method to the madness on trade
Pillsbury, the Trump adviser, said the administration fears not only losing a commercial rivalry — but enabling an Orwellian future in which an authoritarian Beijing controls global surveillance, directs online speech and embeds government control into the very plumbing of the internet.
17Jul
Peter Thiel accuses Google of working with China, not US military
Hudson Institute China strategy director Mike Pillsbury says he believes an investigation into Google is
15Jul
Peter Thiel: FBI, CIA Must Investigate ‘Treasonous’ Google
In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Chinese policy expert Dr. Michael Pillsbury noted that eight years ago, Google co-founder Sergey brin received praise for refusing to do business with the Chinese government, a decision which now appears to have been completely reversed. “Fast forward eight years and Google has reversed itself, but done so secretly.”
11Jul
Risks aside, Trump’s team sees China trade stance as strength in 2020
“The biggest accomplishment on the trade talks is getting them (China) back to the table, but there’s no date set and there was no public mention ... that they have taken back any of the ‘reneging,’” said Michael Pillsbury, an outside trade adviser to Trump, adding the concessions were worth it to get talks started.
04Jul
In an interview with DavidWestin, Michael Pillsbury unpacks the HK protests
In an interview with @DavidWestin, @mikepillsbury unpacks the HK protests: “It’s a matter of trust.
03Jul
Trump’s surprise Huawei U-turn stirs unease amid 5G fears
“This is quite a brilliant idea, that he can adjust, the Commerce Department can adjust which licenses they give,” Michael Pillsbury, the Hudson Institute’s director for Chinese strategy and author of an influential book warning of China’s geopolitical ambitions, said Monday. “The licenses could be granted quite quickly ... but they can also be turned off again.”
01Jul
Trump hasn’t reversed his position on Huawei: Michael Pillsbury
“The Hundred-Year Marathon” author Michael Pillsbury reacts to the U.S.-China trade negotiations. Full story &
01Jul
Michael Pillsbury: Trump Has Not Reversed His Position on Huawei
President Donald Trump’s critics are wrong to say his administration has reversed itself on Huawei,
01Jul
Trump’s ‘brilliant stroke’ with China’s Xi a win for US, Michael Pillsbury says
Hudson Institute China strategy director Mike Pillsbury weighs in on the future of U.S.-China trade talks.
30Jun
U.S.-China Trade Talks Are Back On but Obstacles Remain
US-China Trade Talks Obstacles - Michael Pillsbury said, “In China, the hawks don’t want a free market and they want a more assertive China. On the American side, the base wants not to be ripped off or taken advantage of by China.”
30Jun
US, China set to resume trade talks
Hudson Institute China strategy director Mike Pillsbury weighs in on the future of U.S.-China trade
29Jun
Will Trump’s meeting with Chinese president restart trade talks?
President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi while attending G20 summit; Hudson Institute Center for
25Jun
At G-20 summit, Trump and Xi try to reach a deal without giving away too much
“Both are worried about critics if they make too soft a deal,” said Michael Pillsbury of the Hudson Institute, a China scholar who occasionally advises Trump. “But neither one seems to understand how the other one thinks.”
24Jun
On campaign trail, Trump and Biden clash over China as trade war deepens
Hudson Institute analyst Michael Pillsbury, an unofficial Trump adviser, countered that Biden subscribes to an outdated theory that China’s state-backed economic system will collapse, despite evidence that it has consistently surpassed projections and taken the lead in some cutting-edge technology.
Trump “has a sense that America is being ripped off by China,” Pillsbury said, “and he was elected to fix it.”
18Jun
What do Hong Kong protests mean for US-China trade talks?
Director of the Center on Chinese Strategy at the Hudson Institute Michael Pillsbury weighs in.
17Jun
China doesn’t seem to be phased by Trump’s tariffs: Michael Pillsbury
Hudson Institute senior fellow Michael Pillsbury gives his take on the U.S.-China trade negotiations. Source:
13Jun
President Xi Needs to Resolve This Directly With Hong Kong, Says Hudson Institute’s Pillsbury
Michael Pillsbury, director of Chinese strategy center at the Hudson Institute, discusses President Trump’s comments
12Jun
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Alex Castellanos, co-founder of Purple Strategies and analyst for ABC News
What’s an interesting book/article you’re reading now or finished? And why? “Michael Pillsbury’s ‘The Hundred-Year Marathon.’ Scared me
05Jun
Five books that explain how the Tiananmen protests shaped China
By James Kynge As a young reporter, I witnessed the massacre of protesters in central
04Jun
Michael Pillsbury: Trump’s top name on China policy
Pillsbury, as the director for Chinese Strategy at the conservative Hudson Institute, was invited by the Center for China and Globalization to talk about trade. I'd never expected to get the interview from the China hawk, so his acceptance caught me by surprise.
03Jun
Huawei to Sell Undersea Cable Business
In an interview with Lou Dobbs on Fox Business, Michael Pillsbury discusses Huawei’s plans to
26May
Michael Pillsbury on U.S. Strategic Challenges in Asia
Michael Pillsbury, an expert on China and informal Trump administration advisor, talked about the president’s
22May
Trish Regan: China, you picked the wrong fight
FOX Business’ Trish Regan hits back against China, after the Chinese state media accused her
