Yu Sui, Professor, China Center for Contemporary World Studies
Jun 28, 2013
With a new type of bilateral relationship, China and the US should achieve trust in politics, economic complementarity, cultural exchange, military interaction and diplomatic consultation, writes Yu Sui.
Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Jun 28, 2013
The Xi-Obama Sunnylands summit came at a crucial time in the bilateral relationship. The weekend meeting, which featured a variety of discussions including a new great-power relationship and increasing mutual trust, was seen as a step in the right direction for Sino-US relations.
Chen Jimin, Guest Researcher, Center for Peace and Development Studies, China Association for International Friendly Contact
Jun 27, 2013
Existing problems in the Sino-US relationship should not be considered as barriers for building a new type of Sino-U.S. relations, but should be taken as the driving power, says Chen Jimin.
Niu Haibin, Research Fellow, Shanghai Institutes for Int'l Studies
Jun 23, 2013
Latin America has reemerged as one of the most significant regions in global affairs, as nearly simultaneous visits by US and Chinese leaders have proven. Niu Haibin explains that as the region becomes a common foreign policy priority, cooperation and a clear understanding of each country’s interests will allow for renewed development and a positive future.
Chen Xiangyang, Director and Research Professor, CICIR
Jun 21, 2013
The Xi-Obama Summit at Sunnylands provided an opportunity for the leaders of two global powers to confront challenges facing their nations. While many hope for an optimistic relationship moving forward, Chen Xiangyang encourages a sober approach as the long-term relationship develops.
Michael Justin Lee, Lecturer, University of Maryland
Jun 21, 2013
Income disparity in China is among one of the many issues that could have been addressed at Sunnylands. However, as Michael Justin Lee points out, symbolism overshadowed substance at the first meeting of Presidents Xi and Obama.
Cai Penghong, Senior Fellow, SIIS
Jun 19, 2013
The Xi-Obama summit in early June was a unique experience for the two leaders to discuss a wide range of important topics. However, due to a variety of domestic and structural issues, the topic of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was hardly touched upon.
Su Xiaohui, Deputy Director of Int'l & Strategic Studies, CIIS
Jun 19, 2013
Su Xiaohui writes that China and the US have agreed that the zero-sum game will harm both sides’ interests, and will cooperate in avoiding a Thucydides trap. Specifically, in the process of improving military exchange and managing territorial issues, the two countries may find a way to finally establish a new type of relationship.
Qiu Chaobing, Research Fellow, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2013
Back in the 1980s, Deng Xiaoping made the remark that China-US relations must be based on mutual trust or they could not move forward. Thirty-odd years have passed, but the trust between the two countries remains somewhat elusive.
Matthew Aid, Author of 'Intel Wars: The Secret History of the Fight Against Terror'
Jun 14, 2013
Deep within the National Security Agency, an elite, rarely discussed team of hackers and spies is targeting America’s enemies abroad.