Wu Zurong, Research Fellow, China Foundation for Int'l Studies
Jun 14, 2018
The US should stop testing China in the South China Sea.
Philip Cunningham, Independent Scholar
Jun 13, 2018
China’s diplomatic forays into Southeast Asia are periodic and predictable. Yet Premier Li Keqiang may have his work cut out for him in upcoming forays to the region. Shifts in diplomatic outlook on the part of both the U.S. and China are changing the rules as tensions arise and polarize the region.
Yuan Zheng, Researcher, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2018
A number of factors have pushed the US towards more confrontation with China.
Yang Li, Deputy Director at the Research Center for Oceans Law and Policy
Jun 11, 2018
China and the US are not bound for conflict on the South China Sea, but some important questions need to be confronted first.
Jun 11, 2018
For a successful summit, both sides need to put themselves in the other's shoes.
Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Jun 08, 2018
Over the last few months, defense and security ties between China and Russia have gained new momentum. Commentators have argued that U.S. pressure on both countries is driving them together, to the possible detriment of American interests. Richard Weitz discusses the future of the Russia-China military partnership and trends to strengthen military collaboration within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Minxin Pei, Tom and Margot Pritzker ’72 Professor of Government , Claremont McKenna College
Jun 08, 2018
For most observers of the unfolding trade war between the U.S. and China, the casus belli is the convergence of China’s unfair trade practices with U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist credo. But this reading misses a critical development: the demise of America’s decades-long policy of engagement with China.
An Gang, Adjunct Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University
Jun 06, 2018
The relationship is now one of competition and change.
Peter Bittner, Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley
Jun 06, 2018
While China may not have the power to bring North Korea and the United States together for talks, Beijing’s role in a lasting peace agreement cannot be understated. If President Trump is not attentive to China’s priorities on the Korean Peninsula, he will not get far with the North Korean regime in negotiations.
Richard Javad Heydarian, Professorial Chairholder in Geopolitics, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Jun 05, 2018
Mahathir’s election victory in Malaysia is likely to signal a shift in the country’s foreign policy vis-à-vis China. Investment deals with China are likely to face greater scrutiny and Malaysia may become more assertive in South China Sea disputes.