Yu Yongding, Former President, China Society of World Economics
Kevin P. Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies
Apr 27, 2020
As Graham Allison of Harvard University has warned, “when a rising power like Athens, or China, threatens to displace a ruling power like Sparta, which had been the dominant power in Greece for a hundred years, or the US, basically alarm bells should sound.” Nowadays, the alarm bells are sounding so loud that they are drowning out ideas that would allow the United States and China to escape what Allison called the “Thucydides Trap.”
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Apr 16, 2020
The coronavirus demonstrates the need for broader cooperation between China and the U.S. Now is not the time to decouple the bilateral relationship.
Ni Feng, Deputy Director, Institute of American Studies, CASS
Apr 03, 2020
It’s probable that Sino-U.S. relations will continue to deteriorate and slip into cutthroat competition if the opportunities for cooperation provided by the epidemic are missed.
An Gang, Adjunct Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University
Mar 31, 2020
Will China and the United States be able to jointly lead a cooperative effort to stop the global epidemic? Don’t hold your breath.
Philip Cunningham, Independent Scholar
Mar 31, 2020
The impact of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has been severe. Just as pervasive has been the anti-Chinese rhetoric that has gradually overtaken the Trump administration’s dialogue with the American people and the resulting anti-Chinese sentiment that is putting many Asian Americans in danger.
David Shambaugh, Gaston Sigur Professor and Director of China Policy Program at George Washington University, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Hoover Institution of Stanford University
Mar 29, 2020
The coronavirus has only deepened U.S.-China competition and could weaken America’s global standing if Washington continues to stubbornly adhere to “America first” and forgo its long-standing international leadership.
Minxin Pei, Tom and Margot Pritzker ’72 Professor of Government , Claremont McKenna College
Mar 25, 2020
China-U.S. relations could turn for the worse when the epidemic passes. But there’s a glimmer of hope. If they take prompt action to ease the tension and cooperate in mitigating the health crisis, they can avoid what might be a devastating geopolitical conflict in the post-pandemic world.
An Gang, Adjunct Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University
Mar 05, 2020
Many factors are aligning to dim the future, but it’s important to keep trying. While the two rivals are stuck in a mode of competition, suspicion and hard bargaining, the cliff can still be avoided.
Zhou Xiaoming, Former Deputy Permanent Representative of China’s Mission to the UN Office in Geneva
Feb 28, 2020
It’s not a question of wanting to follow through but having the ability to do so, given the complex downward pressures brought by coronavirus epidemic.