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Fu Ying, Founding Chair of Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University; China's former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Oct 09 , 2020
Any resolution of the nuclear issue must start with the recognition of the DPRK’s deep concerns. While the six-party talks have not yet resumed and risks remain, China will remain critical to the future outcome.
Philip Cunningham, Independent Scholar
Sep 25 , 2020
Disney’s live-action rendition of Mulan conjured up worldwide controversy, turning out to be a Rorschach test for the insecurities of the present moment.
Richard Javad Heydarian, Professorial Chairholder in Geopolitics, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Sep 25 , 2020
Already hotly contested, the South China Sea is seeing an uptick in movement since certain European powers have gotten involved. It remains to be seen how far Europe is willing to go in shaping the maritime disputes along its preferences and provisions of international law.
Christopher A. McNally, Professor of Political Economy, Chaminade University
Sep 09 , 2020
Capitalism takes on different forms in different circumstances, with no exception to China. China’s capitalism, often termed state capitalism, is neither “deviant” nor “hostile,” but merely the latest in a string of state developmentalist projects that have engendered successful industrialization.
Zhang Yun, Professor, School of International Relations, Nanjing University
Jul 30 , 2020
A new test for Chinese diplomacy will be guiding the United States to adapt to a new situation. By affirming the positive role of the U.S. in creating the postwar world order, China and others can show that they are not attempting to exclude it now but merely helping it evolve.
Jul 06 , 2020
A new national security law marked the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty.
Zhao Minghao, Professor, Institute of International Studies at Fudan University, and China Forum Expert
Jun 17 , 2020
The people of the United States have paid a huge price for Trump’s incompetence and divisiveness. His response to the killing of George Floyd and the massive protests that followed was as clumsy as his response to the COVID-19 epidemic.
Adnan Aamir, Journalist and Researcher, Islamabad, Pakistan
Jun 13 , 2020
China's Belt and Road Initiative is being tested by COVID-19, as several host countries have requested debt relief. How China proceeds will determine the overall success of the initiative.
Jia Qingguo, Director and Professor, Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding, Peking University
Jun 12 , 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is the latest complication in a relationship that was already strained over trade issues. It remains to be seen whether the outbreak’s positive or negative effects will prevail in the future.
Ramses Amer, Associated Fellow, Institute for Security & Development Policy, Sweden
Li Jianwei, Director and Research Fellow, National Institute for South China Sea Studies
May 25 , 2020
Cooperative inspections by China and Vietnam have been effective in some ways. But they have not resolved basic problems, including overfishing. With the latest agreement expiring in June, it’s time to think in a holistic way.