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Zhou Bo: As the US focuses on ‘extreme competition’ with China, conflict is just a step away

The dust from the Afghan war has yet to settle but the fallout is clear. With the ending of the US global crusade on terrorism, the prelude to President Joe Biden’s “extreme competition” with China has begun. The question is: how ...
Responsible U.S. Competition

Chinese President Xi Jinping recently took a phone call from his U.S. counterpart, Joseph Biden — their second since Biden took office. The two leaders had extensive, candid, in-depth dialogue on China-U.S. relations and issues of...
SUN Chenghao: Responsible U.S. Competition

Chinese President Xi Jinping recently took a phone call from his U.S. counterpart, Joseph Biden — their second since Biden took office. The two leaders had extensive, candid, in-depth dialogue on China-U.S. relations and issues of...
Fu Ying: In US legislation targeting China, Washington is wrestling with a shadow enemy

More legislative documents concerning China have passed through Capitol Hill offices in recent months than ever before, mostly suggesting countering or restrictive policies on China and the Chinese people.
Zhou Bo: In Afghanistan, China Is Ready to Step Into the Void

The speed and scope of the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan have prompted introspection in the West over what went wrong, and how, after billions of dollars spent on a 20-year war effort, it could all end so ignominiously. China,...
Zhou Bo: Rules-based Maritime Order in The New Norm

Chancellor of the German Reich Otto von Bismarck famously said, “Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made”. In this regard, the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) looks like the longest sausage eve...
Zhou Bo: No more a victim: China must leave its past behind and embrace its strength

Much has been said about the so-called Wolf Warrior diplomacy. Rhetoric aside, the real issue isChinese victimhood over the “century of humiliation” that started with the 1840 opium war.
Fan Jishe：Defining Questions

In late May at an event hosted by Stanford University, U.S. President Joe Biden’s Asia czar Kurt Campbell said the period broadly described as engagement had come to an end. Obviously, the old strategic framework, which lasted fou...
ZHOU BO: China and India should look back to move forward on border impasse

One year has passed since a deadly brawl between Chinese and Indian troops in the Galwan Valley in the China-Indian border areas, which resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese troops. The aftermath is still be...
Business is the Backbone

The continuous deterioration of China-U.S. relations in recent years has gone beyond what many people might have anticipated. The American Chamber of Commerce in China’s white paper, 2021 American Business in China, mentioned that...
ZHOU BO : Why India’s maritime interests are closer to China than the US

India and the United States have been part of the chorus chanting about the “free and open Indo-Pacific” in recent years, but they are not birds of a feather flocking together. The decision to challenge India’s EEZ suggests that W...
FU Ying: How China Views Multilateralism

Multilateralism, as we in China understand it, is about seeking consensus through consultation and manage common affairs through cooperation for shared benefits and win-win results. In this sense, China and Europe share a common i...
ZHOU BO: The U.S. offers a slap but help when the India is at the moment of National crisis

A U.S. Navy ship entered the India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in less than a month after the Quad summit between the leaders of the United States, India, Japan and Australia. Its Seventh Fleet even hyped a special statement. ...
ZHOU BO: What is the difficulty in China-Indian border negotiations?

Since the bloody conflict on the China-Indian border last year, the development of China-Indian relations has attracted great attention from all sides. What is the root cause of the long-drawn-out China-Indian border negotiations?...
ZHOU BO: Why US-led, anti-China Quad is either meaningless or doomed to failure

The largest question hovering over the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, grouping of the United States, Japan, Australia and India is what exactly it is.
ZHOU BO: China is an opportunity for NATO, not a challenge

On March 18-19, the China-US high-level strategic dialogue was held in Alaska; On March 22-23, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov was invited to visit China; Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Blinken visited NATO and the European Unio...
Richard Sakwa: A More Diverse Model of World Order

I want to make three points, building on some of the discussion which we had last night, which I thought was fascinating. We began by talking about great powers, and we ended up discussing ideology. I just want to step back a litt...
FU Ying: Start with the End in Mind

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the great thaw in relations between China and the United States — a turning point whose importance cannot be overstated. During his phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden in February, Pres...
ZHOU BO: 'A meeting remembered in history': Where will China and U.S. go from here?

The Alaska meeting is the first high-level meeting between China and the U.S. under the Biden administration. The unusual public spat between the two sides is a hot issue over the media. How to evaluate the significance of the mee...
Cliff Kupchan: The New International Order: Emerging Bipolarity

The current international system is one of emerging bipolarity. That is good news, as bipolar systems tend to be peaceful. But risks in the US-China relationship and the system will be profound, focusing mostly on the economic and...

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