Chen Yonglong, Director of Center of American Studies, China Foundation for International Studies
Apr 18, 2017
Difficulties for the U.S. are not opportunities for China. The road to make America great again leads to Beijing; and for China to be strong and prosperous, effective cooperation from the American side is also indispensable.
Paul Haenle, Director, Carnegie–Tsinghua Center
Apr 13, 2017
President Donald Trump has expressed a similar desire to renew relations with old adversaries—most notably, Russia. He believes there are geopolitical “deals” to be reached through artful negotiations, but in reality, U.S. national security interests would be best served by more sustainable policy frameworks.
He Yafei, Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Apr 12, 2017
Mar-a-Lago summit has offered predictability and sense of direction for the bilateral ties.
David A. Parker, Associate Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Apr 11, 2017
The impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye has plunged South Korea into election season. In less than two months, the world’s 11th-largest economy will have a new chief executive. Regardless of who wins the election, addressing the challenges facing the South Korean economy should be a high priority.
Tao Wenzhao, Honorary Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Fellow, CASS Institute of American Studies
Apr 11, 2017
Now that the two heads of state have mapped out future China-US relations, the two countries can share a broad prospect for cooperation in trade, investment, finance and infrastructure, and their economic and trade relations will be more balanced and closer with a bright future.
Su Xiaohui, Deputy Director of Int'l & Strategic Studies, CIIS
Apr 11, 2017
The two countries established a new set of high-level frameworks for negotiation, including the diplomatic and security dialogue, the comprehensive economic dialogue, the law enforcement and cybersecurity dialogue, and the social and cultures issues dialogue. Xi’s visit also provided a chance to get to know his new U.S. counterpart in person.
Patrick Mendis, Visiting Professor of Global Affairs, National Chengchi University
Apr 11, 2017
Observing the changing dynamics in the United States and elsewhere in the world, the unsettling question is: Will the United States follow the experience of centralized Confucian power—and by default the Communist Party of China (CPC)—to create a Hamiltonian world for Hamiltonians?
Richard Javad Heydarian, Professorial Chairholder in Geopolitics, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Apr 11, 2017
As the supposed engine of regional integration, and bedrock of East Asian security architecture, the ASEAN has sought, with limited success, to mediate maritime disputes and avoid conflict in the region. But beyond concerns over the gradual loss of so-called ‘ASEAN centrality,’ Southeast Asian countries are also worried about sudden and destructive escalation in Sino-American tensions in the area, especially if the Trump administration makes a step too far in order to project toughness.
Apr 10, 2017
Tillerson underscores the importance of the United States’ relationship with China and the commitment ensuring the bilateral ties endure for the future.
Yu Sui, Professor, China Center for Contemporary World Studies
Apr 10, 2017
Win-win cooperation is highly relevant in our times, as it is both practical and actionable, and it carries the moral appeal to rally support from people all around the world.