Ma Xiaoye, Board Member and Founding Director, Academy for World Watch
Mar 27, 2020
Long before the coronavirus outbreak, the number-crunchers were at work modeling various possibilities for shifting supply-chains. The epidemic has provided a preview of just how bad things can get.
Zhao Minghao, Senior Fellow, Charhar Institute
Jan 07, 2020
There is an alternative for resolving the China-U.S. puzzle that goes beyond the simple binary choice of “deep integration” or “decoupling.” But the two sides must want to discover it.
Li Zheng, Assistant Research Processor, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Jan 07, 2020
Concerns of China and the United States over science and technology can be resolved by the international community. Avoiding the huge cost of decoupling should be a top consideration.
David Shambaugh, Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies and Director of the China Policy Program, George Washington University
Dec 06, 2019
As U.S.-China trade tensions mount, “decoupling” must be understood broadly. It occurs in many areas, at different speeds and with unique consequences.
Minxin Pei, Tom and Margot Pritzker ’72 Professor of Government , Claremont McKenna College
Dec 06, 2019
America’s allies are reluctant to support a move as drastic as a total split with China.
Stephen Roach, Faculty Member, Yale University
Dec 04, 2019
For the last two years, the conflict between the United States and China has dominated the economic and financial-market debate – with good reason. After threats and accusations that long predate US President Donald Trump’s election, rhetoric has given way to action. Over the past 17 months, the world’s two largest economies have become embroiled in the most serious tariff war since the early 1930s.
Da Wei, Deputy Director at Center for International Strategy and Security, Professor at Department of International Relations, Tsinghua University
Dec 04, 2019
“Competition” carries any number of connotations, from benign to malicious. Clarity about exactly what the Trump administration means would be helpful.
Da Wei, Deputy Director at Center for International Strategy and Security, Professor at Department of International Relations, Tsinghua University
Dec 04, 2019
A worsening relationship is probably unavoidable if the two countries adhere to their current domestic choices. If they want better ties, both need to make adjustments, but that seems unlikely.
He Yafei, Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Dec 04, 2019
Weakening political will on the part of the United States and others is undermining the global commons necessary for good global governance. That’s where China comes in.
He Weiwen, Senior Fellow, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies
Nov 28, 2019
Cutting ties would undoubtedly hurt both countries. But when wishful policies collide with the iron laws of economics, the latter are certain to prevail.