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2020-11-23 |

China has clear policies on issues relating to the South China Sea and has made remarkable progress in cooperating with countries in the region. China and the members of Association of Southeast Asian Nations attach great importance to marine collaboration.

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2020-11-16 |

FU Ying : Cooperation or Division?

The unexpected coronavirus outbreak in 2020 has been a major test of governance capabilities, exposing many countries’ weaknesses in domestic governance and international coordination and revealing that the global order is far from perfect in the face of 21st century realities.

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2020-11-11 |

Zhou Bo: A stronger China has no reason to seek a sphere of influence even as US power wanes

Does a stronger China need a sphere of influence? I asked myself this question when I came across the article, “The New Spheres of Influence”, in Foreign Affairs by Harvard professor Graham Allison. Allison argues that, after the Cold War, the entire world became a de facto American sphere. But now the unipolarity is over. The United States must share its spheres of influence with other great powers such as China and Russia.

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2020-11-10 |

FU Ying: All for one, one for all

The biggest challenge confronting the world today is to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. To prevail over the pandemic and overcome its impacts, countries need to strengthen their domestic public health management, as well as joining hands to improve global governance. However, what we have seen is unsatisfactory coordination in response to the global crisis. Moreover, politicians of some countries are attempting to politicize the pandemic and there is no hope to see improvement in the coordinating efficiency in international institutions.

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2020-10-31 | HU Bo

A Look at the South China Sea

A new round of turbulence has emerged in the South China Sea since the second half of 2019. And against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, some claimants and countries outside the region have become more and more anxious, with increased military, diplomatic and economic moves, leading to greater tension. Major media are even talking about an upcoming war in the South China Sea between China and the United States. What are the factors influencing the situation in the South China Sea? What are the most likely future developments? A sober assessment is needed.

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2020-10-15 | AN Gang

Getting Through the Current Crisis

The U.S. general election of 2020 is an election that caters to ordinary people. On the surface, it’s a referendum on whether to re-elect Donald Trump as the president, but in fact the election is a choice between nationalism and the U.S. continuing to be a globalist nation. Should Trump be re-elected, the United States will take the path of a nationalist power, provoking more confrontations, exacerbating cold wars and withdrawing further from the world community, which will have a far-reaching impact on U.S. global dominance in both hard and soft power.

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2020-10-12 | FU Ying

A Matter of Respect on Korean Peninsula

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the release of the Sept.19, 2005, Joint Statement of the Fourth Round of the Six-Party Talks on the Korea nuclear issue. Despite all the changes on and surrounding the Korean Peninsula over the past 15 years, the goal, principles and ideas the Joint Statement established still remain a profound source of inspiration.

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2020-09-21 | ZHOU Bo

Amid great power rivalry, the UN is a vital security shelter. It cannot fail

As the United Nations General Assembly celebrates its 75th anniversary on September 21, the question for the septuagenarian is not how to survive, but how to thrive. The UN’s importance is firstly psychological. It is older than many people and mostly taken for granted. The largest intergovernmental organisation born out of the ashes of World War II looks like a big family where things are discussed peacefully among its 193 members. This gives a feeling of assurance and protection.

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2020-09-15 | FU Ying

China-US Relationship in Times of COVID-19: Is Benign Competition Possible?

In February 2020, some Chinese scholars and I participated in the 56th Munich Security Conference in Germany. The theme of the conference was "Westlessness," which, from a European perspective, dwelt on whether "the West" was declining as the most important geopolitical center after the end of the First World War. This theoretical issue with a historical depth triggered heated discussions among the participants, but still, it was overshadowed by the existing contradictions between China and the United States .

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2020-08-28 | ZHOU Bo

The risk of China-US military conflict is worryingly high

The relationship between China and the US is in freefall. That is dangerous. US defense secretary Mark Esper has said he wants to visit China this year, which shows the Pentagon is worried. That Wei Fenghe, China’s defense minister, spokeat length with Mr. Esper in August shows that Beijing is worried too. Both men have agreed to keep communications open and to work to reduce risks as they arise.

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2020-08-18 | ZHOU Bo

A safe distance is needed for the dragon and elephant to coexist

Editor's note: Zhou Bo is a senior fellow at the Centre for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University, and a China Forum expert. The article was first published by The Strait Times on August 5, 2020. The article does not necessarily reflect the views of CGTN.

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2020-08-11 | ZHOU Bo

Zhou Bo: Sino-India ties and lessons from the Galwan Valley brawl

On June 1, 2018, I was invited by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the organiser of the Shangri-La Dialogue, to speak at a special session entitled Competition And Cooperation In China-India Relations, right before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s keynote speech. The other panelist was Mr Ram Madhav, the national general secretary of the Indian Bharatiya Janata Party.

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