Richard Javad Heydarian, Professorial Chairholder in Geopolitics, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Nov 11, 2022
There are growing indications that Washington has embraced a new era of great power competition with China, and the recent security documents released by the Pentagon identified China as the most significant threat to America. But without a diplomatic breakthrough between the two nations, it’s possible the superpowers are heading towards a “New Cold War,” which is threatening decades of peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.
Zhang Bei, Assistant Research Fellow, China Institute of International Studies
Nov 10, 2022
Scholz’s visit helps set the narrative straight. China and Europe should set their own agenda, without the heavy hand of a third party. They should be guided by their hopes for the future, not their fears.
He Wenping, Research Fellow, West Asia and Africa Studies Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2022
Using a missing finger on his left hand as a populist icon, Brazil’s new president may accelerate the de-Americanization process, joining with other Latin American leftists to promote fairness and justice and bridge the wealth gap.
Sajjad Ashraf, Former Adjunct Professor, National University of Singapore
Nov 09, 2022
The rapid decline in understanding between China and the U.S. has sparked concerns over the peaceful transition from one dominant power to the other.
Ted Galen Carpenter, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Nov 09, 2022
As a new election cycle is upon the American public, candidates are looking to capture votes by pointing at the China-boogeyman - now a bipartisan cause. How we ended up with lashing out at China as one of 2022’s safest political plays deserves a dive into the background and facts.
James Hinote, A Geopolitical Analyst at CJPA Global Advisors
Oct 31, 2022
A worsening public opinion on Beijing has led candidates in both parties to adopt stances that are hard-on-China, which could lead to increased legislation, tariffs, and export controls after the Midterms.
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Oct 31, 2022
Presidents Biden and Xi together have a responsibility to create a different and better future. And it’s vital they figure out how to have at least a passable working relationship before the U.S. elections are in full swing. Can either side take the initiative to warm up to the other party?
He Wenping, Research Fellow, West Asia and Africa Studies Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences
Oct 31, 2022
The United States has complained bitterly about the recent OPEC announcement of a cut in oil production, which was seen as providing indirect aid to Russia and as a slap in the face to U.S. President Joe Biden. But U.S. complaints have been met with a sharp backlash from Saudi Arabia as it looks eastward.
Chen Jimin, Guest Researcher, Center for Peace and Development Studies, China Association for International Friendly Contact
Oct 31, 2022
With its National Security Strategy, the Biden administration addresses the dual challenge of winning the strategic competition with major powers, while addressing matters such as climate change, pandemics and food insecurity.
Zhang Yun, Associate Professor, National Niigata University in Japan
Oct 27, 2022
When the Biden administration speaks of challenges to the liberal international order, it should be understood that U.S. anxiety over the “authoritarianism” it attributes to China and Russia is an external projection of internal domestic ideological contradictions and external troubles.