Sampson Oppedisano, Executive Assistant to the Dean, The Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy
May 21, 2018
In recent weeks, the world has witnessed what was thought to be virtually impossible. Not only a thawing of tensions between North and South Korea, but what seems to be a rapid move towards opening and rebuilding of diplomatic relations between the two.
Wu Zurong, Research Fellow, China Foundation for Int'l Studies
May 18, 2018
US policy towards China is marred by flawed and unrealistic goals.
Wang Wen, Executive dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University
May 17, 2018
There is no country that could defeat the US, except the US itself.
Wang Fan, Vice President, China Foreign Affairs University
May 17, 2018
China-US interdependence should prevent the two countries from entering a Cold War. Mutually assured destruction will prevent a hot war.
He Yafei, Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
May 17, 2018
Hopefully the region will move towards peace and cooperation.
He Wenping, Research Fellow, West Asia and Africa Studies Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences
May 17, 2018
The US withdrawal will distance it from its European allies and cause instability in the Middle East.
Wang Wenfeng, Professor, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
May 17, 2018
Trump is definitely an unconventional US president in many ways, including when it comes to China policy. There are special challenges to understanding his policy.
Ma Jiali, Director, China Reform Forum
May 16, 2018
The two sides should demonstrate political resolve and find a fair and reasonable solution acceptable to both on the basis of strategic mutual trust, mutual understanding, and mutual accommodation.
Zhu Songling, Professor, Beijing Union University
May 15, 2018
As legal procedures are cumbersome and difficult to reverse, if and when differences among the key stakeholders escalate and come to a head, the only option left for China would be to change the status quo, so that the Taiwan Travel Act is no longer applicable.
Jared McKinney, PhD student, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
May 11, 2018
2018 is proving to be a tense and complex year for relations between the U.S. and China. British historian Herbert Butterfield came up with five enduring lessons of history which remind us of the fragility of international order, the incalculable consequences of war, and the temptations of power. As both American and Chinese diplomats negotiate the intricacies of today’s questions, they would do well to keep these lessons in mind.