On March 28 and 29, Tsinghua University’s Center for International Security and Strategy, or CISS, and the China Development Research Foundation jointly hosted a webinar focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic and cooperation between China and the United States. It featured 11 renowned experts and scholars from China and 18 from the U.S.
Feng Zhongping, Director, Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
Apr 23, 2020
Populist forces increasingly make it hard for the EU to move forward. Now, the pandemic has triggered a new set of problems, impeding interaction between China and Europe.
Philip Cunningham, Independent Scholar
Apr 23, 2020
The current Chinese leadership seems to be torn in its approach towards the US. This sends a mixed message of power and sets the US-China relationship on a precarious track.
Don M. Tow, President, New Jersey Alliance for Learning and Preserving the History of WWII in Asia
Apr 21, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world. Its impact on the U.S. is probably the greatest because of President Trump’s attitude and actions. This article provides a short summary of the events during the last few months, then it discusses the political implications in the U.S.
Chen Xiaogong, Academic Member, CISS of Tsinghua University
Apr 21, 2020
Rather than reversing their fight against China in light of the crisis that faces mankind, some U.S. politicians have only intensified their rhetoric and antagonism. The consequences are unpredictable.
Zhu Feng, Director, Institute of International Studies, Nanjing University
Apr 21, 2020
China and the United States managed to forge a complementary relationship since 1979, despite their disagreement about the best model of government. They need to return to the pragmatism of the past.
Zheng Guichu, Observer of Current International Affairs
Apr 20, 2020
The pandemic reminds us that mankind is a community with a shared future and that all rise and fall together. Faced with defamation, smears and attacks, China has chosen to respond with dignity, reason and discipline.
Experts give their recommendations about how to move forward in the fight against COVID-19. Step 1: China and the United States should shelve their disputes and lead global cooperation.
George Koo, Retired International Business Consultant and Contributor to Asia Times
Apr 17, 2020
A confrontational approach will not work and the world's two biggest economies should join forces.
Adnan Aamir, Journalist and Researcher, Islamabad, Pakistan
Apr 16, 2020
Pakistan is struggling to contain COVID-19 due to a lack of resources and its flawed government systems. But rather than facing the blame of starting the pandemic, China will emerge as a benefactor and ally, in the minds of the Pakistani public.