V40: Listening is the Foundation of Friendship

November , 2024

INTERVIEW : CARLA CANALES
Listening is the Foundation of Friendship

Yes, China and the U.S. Can Succeed Together
—— Lawrence H. Summers

Zhao Minghao: America’s ‘Big Security’ Assumptions in Asia-Pacific

Shao Yuqun: How U.S. Strategy Will Impact Beijing on Taiwan

Rick Waters: Current Status of Troubled Bilateral Relations

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Reagan asked Gorbachev: If Martians attacked the United States, would you come to our defense? And Gorbachev said yes, and then asked Reagan: If Martians attacked the USSR, would you come to our defense? And President Reagan said yes.

Lawrence H. Summers
The level of mistrust and animosity — antagonism, really — between the U.S. and China turns every tool into a weapon.

Daniel Russel
It’s the change in the relative power equation and the loss of buffers that can make future conflicts, future periods of tension, even harder to manage.

Rick Waters