Seung-Youn Oh, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Bryn Mawr College
Aug 02, 2019
The remaining gaps in the U.S.-China trade negotiations are harder to resolve because they reflect differing views on what is the ultimate game plan of the trade war.
Zhao Weibin, Researcher, PLA Academy of Military Science
Jul 30, 2019
In refreshing its competition strategy against China, the U.S. has revealed changed tactics since the Cold War era, embracing an “integrated campaign” that makes use of cooperation, competition below armed conflict, and armed conflict.
Tian Feilong, Associate Professor, the Law School of Beihang University
Jul 29, 2019
The China-US reconciliation at the Osaka G20 Summit grants opportunities for a new trade deal to stabilize the global economy. However, if protectionism, populism, and international tensions go unchecked, the summit’s benefits are likely to be short-lived.
An Gang, Adjunct Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University
Jul 19, 2019
The open letter signed by US experts and scholars gives a voice to some of the cooler heads in China-US relations. But closer reading indicates that a serious and powerful challenge to Trump’s fundamental China strategy is still lacking in the US.
Chen Dongxiao, President, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies
Jul 17, 2019
Though their G20 Osaka summit meeting made headlines for its positive signals, President Xi and President Trump still must address three key areas for policy coordination: mitigating the global impact of financial innovation, balancing their scientific and technological cooperation with their respective national security concerns, and addressing the trend towards weaponizing trade and international finance.
Jul 08, 2019
China and the rest of the world must co-exist, Vice President Wang Qishan said on Monday, in an indirect jab at the United States, with which Beijing is trying to resolve a bitter trade war.
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Economist and University Professor, Columbia
Jul 04, 2019
The US-China trade truce is welcome news, but far from a resolution. To overcome the various uncertainties and structural challenges within the US-China relationship, we should turn this truce to a longer-term effort to restore trust, normal economic relations, and a strengthening of multilateralism.
Shi Yinhong, Professor, Renmin University
Jul 03, 2019
The stark present of Sino-US distrust is a far cry from the nostalgic past of China-US cooperation since the Nixon era. Nonetheless, China’s deepening domestic reforms and revised strategic outlook bode well for the future — but will the US get the message?
Zhao Minghao, Professor, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University, and China Forum Expert.
Jul 03, 2019
Xi and Trump’s productive G20 meeting shows a path forward to resume negotiations and resolve the trade war. However, deep divides remain: America’s hawkish moves and focus on competition may serve as major stumbling blocks for a new round of talks.