Dan Steinbock, Founder, Difference Group
Nov 03, 2020
New estimates on actual COVID-19 cases in 2020 highlight the stark differences between the Trump administration’s unilateral stance, and China’s multilateral approach to overcoming the pandemic challenge.
Peng Nian, Director of Research Centre for Asian Studies, China
Nov 03, 2020
At key points in his grand Indo-Pacific tour to drum up regional support for containing China, the U.S. secretary of state was rebuffed. India and Indonesia have their own ideas.
Chen Jimin, Guest Researcher, Center for Peace and Development Studies, China Association for International Friendly Contact
Nov 03, 2020
It’s true that the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy has brought certain pressures and challenges to China, but these are manageable, given the thinning resources of the United States and the ability of Chinese diplomacy to adapt.
Feng Zhongping, Director, Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
Oct 28, 2020
Both China and the European Union have a strong desire to strengthen cooperation, despite the inevitability of future challenges. Green development, the digital economy and global challenges will increasingly be the new driving forces.
Adnan Aamir, Journalist and Researcher, Islamabad, Pakistan
Oct 28, 2020
Recent spats between Pakistani and Saudi leadership may cause a rise in Chinese power in the region. With interlocked interests of oil, infrastructure, and loans between these three nations, China and Saudi Arabia will likely remain on top, while Pakistan’s interests are left unfulfilled.
Nicola Casarini, Senior Fellow, Istituto Affari Internazionali
Oct 27, 2020
Europe’s global interests have long been aligned with those of the United States, but as a new Cold War intensifies between China and the US, the EU states are diverging from what they see as brash US action.
Christopher A. McNally, Professor of Political Economy, Chaminade University
Oct 27, 2020
Judging from the rhetoric of both Biden and Trump campaign ads, neither candidate has plans for a smooth relationship with China. From Beijing’s perspective, this election will show what type of confrontation to expect over the next four years.
Kemel Toktomushev, Research Fellow, University of Central Asia
Oct 27, 2020
The U.S. is suffering the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreak among countries of its relative wealth, and many citizens - including presidential candidates Trump and Biden - are pointing fingers at China. The climate of xenophobia and discrimination has put the Asian American demographic at risk physically, and economically.
Ma Shikun, Senior Journalist, the People’s Daily
Oct 27, 2020
Russia has repeatedly rebuffed efforts by the U.S. secretary of state to enlist Russia in a scheme to constrain China. This futile exercise that only reveals Pompeo’s political greed and leads him to ignore reality.
Nie Wenjuan, Deputy Director of Institute of International Relations, China Foreign Affairs University
Oct 27, 2020
Regardless who wins the 2020 presidential election in the United States, the China-U.S. relationship may not change much. While the rhetoric may cloak the matter in terms of values and ideology, the bottom line is competition between the dollar and the yuan.