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Commentaries by Wang Dong

Wang Dong

Professor and Executive Director of Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding, Peking University

Wang Dong is a professor at the School of International Relations and Executive Director of Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding, Peking University.
  • Apr 16, 2026

    The multi-centered geographical distribution of UN agencies has been a reality, yet there is no comprehensive UN hub in East Asia. A two-step approach—pilot first, followed by institutional integration—could be adopted to leverage the region’s strengths in innovation and market, thereby building a new node of international governance.

  • Jan 05, 2026

    The American experiment will foster new realities through a low-cost, efficient model for connection nations. The Zangezur Corridor represents more than a transportation route. It is likely to become a crucial variable shaping the future geopolitical landscape.

  • Aug 07, 2025

    The country is steering artificial intelligence toward a more balanced, secure and inclusive development path. In doing so, it is contributing to a global development trajectory that is more intelligent, equitable and sustainable.

  • Jul 03, 2024

    In this interview, Professor Wang Dong of Peking University and CUSEF President James Chau discuss the ongoing academic collaboration and exchanges between Chin

  • May 29, 2024

    To revitalize innovation and build confidence in the private sector, the two countries should collaborate, from the Middle East to Africa, in unconventional ways. This would not only provide new business scenarios but would also offer an integrated solution for global governance going forward.

  • Aug 15, 2022

    Washington wants to build a “small chip world” for itself that is decoupled from global supply chains. This is pure fantasy. The act can neither help the U.S. achieve a secure supply chain nor rejuvenate its domestic chip manufacturing sector. And it won’t slow China down either.

  • Jun 29, 2015

    The desire for peace, mutual respect, and economic cooperation is already winning the hearts and minds of everyday people on both sides of the Pacific. Their voices may seldom make the headlines, but they are a critical foundation of this important relationship.

  • Jul 11, 2014

    While borrowing Chinese President Xi's hope that the United States would take into consideration the Chinese perspective when it comes to territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas, Wang Dong criticizes widely spread US misperception and misunderstanding of China's foreign policy behavior, and argues that the absence of the Chinese perspective may have led to much of the misreading of China’s behavior.

  • Oct 28, 2013

    Over June 7–8, 2013, U.S. president Barack Obama hosted Chinese president Xi Jinping for a summit at Sunnylands, the serene Annenberg estate in Rancho Mirage, California. The Xi-Obama summit, an informal, shirt-sleeve event that took place early on in the two leaders’ new administrations, was unprecedented in both its style and timing, and indeed was a rare occurrence in U.S.-China relations in the three decades since normalization. By shrugging off diplomatic formalities, the Xi-Obama summit demonstrated the maturity of the U.S.-China relationship.

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