Tom Watkins, President and CEO of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, FL
Jun 22, 2015
This election cycle will likely bring out U.S. politicians from both sides of the aisle to blame China for U.S. economic woes. However, as China greatly increases its outbound investment, it would be a missed opportunity to not engage economically.
Mel Gurtov, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Portland State University
Jun 16, 2015
Just as U.S. President Bill Clinton expressed to Chinese President Jiang Zemin in 1996, both countries need to rely on the common interests of combating climate change and strengthening mutual security. This can happen with improved and people-to-people interaction.
Jia Qingguo, Director and Professor, Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding, Peking University
Oct 18, 2012
For most of its history, the relationship between China and the US has been defined by the relative asymmetry in power between the two countries. Such imbalance has given rise to complex and often contradictory views of one another between Chinese and Americans. Now however, it is possible to chart a new course forward based on mutual symmetry and respect.