Charles Street, Master’s degree candidate, Sciences Po and Peking University
Jun 26, 2019
Japan is increasingly tied to China economically. Could China one day replace the US as Japan’s main ally?
Stephen Nagy, Professor, Department of Politics and International Studies at the International Christian University
Jun 25, 2019
Seen as a whole, the trade war is part of a comprehensive strategy to constrain China. Hopes for a breakthrough at the G20 are ill founded, as is a compromise in the coming months.
Zhao Minghao, Professor, Institute of International Studies at Fudan University, and China Forum Expert
Jun 25, 2019
Trump and Xi will meet at the G20 summit. But for this meeting to be productive, the US must own up to the ineffectiveness of its “maximum pressure” strategy. Recent moves against Iran, North Korea, and Huawei have all backfired — some introspection is needed.
Jun 24, 2019
Both Xi and Kim have their respective issues to resolve with Trump.
Richard Javad Heydarian, Professorial Chairholder in Geopolitics, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Jun 21, 2019
The behavior of both US and Chinese officials at this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue signaled the end of a period of relative peace in the Indo-Pacific region. The smaller states are increasingly concerned that the two superpowers will simply stumble into war, and urge the two to find common ground on shared challenges to maintain a peaceful relationship.
Hannah Feldshuh, Analyst
Jun 21, 2019
The U.S.-China trade war sheds light on the ways in which China and the U.S. envision their global responsibilities and restrictions.
Li Zheng, Assistant Research Processor, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Jun 21, 2019
Sino-US relations are not only tense, but dangerously rigid — in the US, a “tough on China” or even Cold War attitude is now the norm. To avoid a worst-case scenario of confrontation, both sides need to conduct urgently needed repairs to their neglected mutual ties.
Cui Liru, Former President, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Jun 21, 2019
The trade war is only the latest twist in a tangled China-US relationship. For the two sides to find common ground, the US must accept China’s rise to superpower status on an equal footing, and China should acknowledge the post-World War II order that the US built.
Wang Fan, Vice President, China Foreign Affairs University
Jun 21, 2019
In recent years, China has shown restraint and cooperation in working with America. But US leaders must realize that China’s history of resisting external pressure means it will never abandon its development path to please another country.
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III, President of Philippine Association for Chinese Studies, and Research Fellow at Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation
Jun 21, 2019
The US-China rivalry constitutes a new formidable challenge to Southeast Asia’s cohesion, so they should continue to engage all powers and reinforce consensus among themselves.