Tom Watkins, President and CEO of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, FL
Nov 10, 2020
Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States, and will be tasked with either restoring or maintaining the US-China relationship. The former vice president Biden will likely continue to push back against China while working to build coalitions among US allies to counter Beijing’s rise.
Yang Wenjing, Research Professor, Institute of American Studies, CICIR
Nov 10, 2020
American society is almost evenly divided into tribal camps that show more signs of widening division than of reconciliation. China needs to be alert to the effects that can flow from a polarized United States.
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III, President of Philippine Association for Chinese Studies, and Research Fellow at Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation
Nov 03, 2020
The stakes for the coming US election have never been higher for America and its place in the world. Whether Trump or Biden secure the win for the US Presidency will determine the course of American foreign policy for the next four years and beyond.
He Weiwen, Senior Fellow, Center for China and Globalization, CCG
Nov 03, 2020
Interwoven interests with the United States are a Gordian knot that cannot be cut without doing serious harm. Alarm bells are ringing in Washington.
Philip Cunningham, Independent Scholar
Oct 28, 2020
At a time when political tensions reach more dire straits seemingly by the day, the history of scientific cooperation in the field of astronomy have shown that above all, all people share a single home as citizens of Earth.
Ted Galen Carpenter, Senior Fellow, Randolph Bourne Institute
Oct 27, 2020
Decoupling serves neither China nor the United States. Instead, it would impose grave economic costs on both countries at best and threatens a calamitous military clash at worst.
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.
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.
Wu Zurong, Research Fellow, China Foundation for Int'l Studies
Oct 21, 2020
Regardless who becomes the next president of the United States, a friendly and cooperative China policy should be his only choice. Confrontation produces no winners.
Ma Xiaoye, Board Member and Founding Director, Academy for World Watch
Oct 21, 2020
China and the United States identify areas of common interest and establish a reference framework for adjustments to bilateral ties. This is exactly the right place to focus additional effort.