Nong Hong, Senior Fellow, National Institute for the South China Sea Studies
Feb 07, 2025
The incoming U.S. administration poses significant challenges, with repercussions extending beyond bilateral relations with China. Finding the proper balance between international exchanges and national security will unlock the door to scientific progress and the greater good of humanity.
Sujit Kumar Datta, Former Chairman of Department of International Relations, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Feb 07, 2025
Despite their differences, both China and the United States benefit from constructive connections and suffer from continued antagonism. The next few years will determine whether relations will develop into a new cold war or move toward a more equitable form of coexistence.
Wang Youming, Senior Research Fellow of BRICS Economic Think Tank, Tsinghua University
Feb 07, 2025
While the Western outlook on global governance reveals defects and weaknesses, the new outlook proposed by BRICS countries has attracted broad international attention.
Mallie Prytherch, Researcher at Centre on Contemporary China and the World, University of Hong Kong
Feb 07, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently stated that multipolarity is not only the preference, but the norm in the Trump administration—a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy. But unlike China’s globally engaged model, Rubio’s approach prioritizes U.S. interests, reflecting a more transactional and less globally engaged stance.
Brian Wong, Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Fellow at Centre on Contemporary China and the World, HKU and Rhodes Scholar
Jan 31, 2025
Former Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s pragmatic diplomacy shaped Sino-Indian relations, balancing engagement with restraint despite domestic criticism. His legacy highlights the tension between economic cooperation and strategic caution in India's China policy.
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III, President of Philippine Association for Chinese Studies, and Research Fellow at Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation
Jan 31, 2025
Philippine-China relations seem to be in a state of despair as the Marcos regime is opening the door for heavier U.S. presence on its islands, especially those nearest to China. By bringing these rival powers into tighter quarters with one another, how can both sides ensure that each others’ interests can be well protected without crossing any red lines?
Sun Chenghao, Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy of Tsinghua University; Visiting Scholar, Paul Tsai China Center of Yale Law School
Jan 30, 2025
To slow China’s economic and tech development, the new American administration may employ a combination tariffs, export controls and restrictions on Chinese access to international markets. It is also likely to continue its crackdown on Chinese tech companies.
Fu Suixin, Assistant Researcher at Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2025
Declaring that he had been preserved by God to save the world, starting with the United States, Trump made no secret of his admiration America’s authoritarian past — including President William McKinley, who served from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. McKinley, like Trump, embraced muscular tariffs and protectionist policies. Will an iron fist work in the world today? We’ll have to wait and see.
Zhou Xiaoming, Former Deputy Permanent Representative of China’s Mission to the UN Office in Geneva
Jan 28, 2025
Washington and Beijing display stark contrasts in their approaches to the world and to each other. The dividing lines highlight the extremes — perpetrators and victims, oppressors and the oppressed, aggressors and defenders.
Ghulam Ali, Deputy Director, Hong Kong Research Center for Asian Studies
Jan 27, 2025
The country is far more resilient today than it was four years ago and in a good position to counter Donald Trump’s promised tariffs — or unexpected moves yet to come. It has diversified markets for Chinese goods, reduced the chances that countries in the region will form anti-China alliances and is welcoming foreign investment.