Joseph S. Nye, Professor, Harvard University
Dec 07, 2018
While the 90 day “truce of Bueno Aires” buys time for negotiations during the US-China trade war, it does little to address the real problems of the China-US relationship. Instead of succumbing to unnecessary hysteria, the US-China relationship should move towards a “cooperative rivalry.”
Li Zheng, Assistant Research Processor, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Dec 06, 2018
Xi and Trump defused trade tensions in Argentina and created a friendly atmosphere for Sino-US cooperation.
Wang Fan, Vice President, China Foreign Affairs University
Dec 06, 2018
There will be comity if the US follows China’s lead and builds consensus.
Shi Yinhong, Professor, Renmin University
Dec 05, 2018
There are several things China should do.
Sara Hsu, Visiting Scholar at Fudan University
Dec 05, 2018
It seems most likely that the negotiations over the next 90 days will fail, just as previous negotiation attempts have.
David Shambaugh, Gaston Sigur Professor and Director of China Policy Program at George Washington University, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Hoover Institution of Stanford University
Dec 05, 2018
The trade ceasefire is only a temporary respite. China is unlikely to concede to America’s major demands.
Minxin Pei, Tom and Margot Pritzker ’72 Professor of Government , Claremont McKenna College
Dec 04, 2018
Kicking the can only a short distance down the road still means that Beijing and Washington will be faced with a moment of truth.
Jamil Anderlini, Asia Editor of the Financial Times
Dec 04, 2018
Beijing has agreed to many concessions but Trump has merely given up very little.
Kerry Brown, Professor of Chinese Studies, Lau China Institute at King's College, London
Nov 29, 2018
While some may hold out hope that a Democratic House of Representative in the U.S. could lead to changes in the country’s policy toward China, the reality remains competition, not cooperation.
Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow, Yale University
Nov 26, 2018
At a time of ever-escalating threats and counter-threats, the imperative of compromise cannot be understated. The upcoming meeting between Trump and Xi provides an opportunity to reframe the conflict as a strategic challenge for the world’s two leading economies.