On November 17, 2021, Da Wei, Deputy Director of the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) and Professor of International Relations at Tsinghua University, participated in a virtual seminar on “Dangers of a US-China Military Conflict” hosted by the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi (ICS). The event was moderated by Professor Hemant Adlakha from the ICS, and featured panelists including Da Wei; Shyam Saran, former Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board and former Foreign Secretary of India; Joseph Gerson, President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, Director of the American Friends Service Committee’s Peace & Economic Security Program and Co-Convener of the international Peace and Planet Network.; Kanti Bajpai, Wilmar Professor of Asian Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore; and Zhu Zhiqun, Professor at Bucknell University, USA.

The participants set eyes on the just-concluded China-US Presidential meeting. The virtual summit has generated positive energy to China-US relations, Professor Da Wei said. The two leaders discussed a range of issues and reached some important consensus, which is crucial for both sides to stabilize and manage their bilateral ties. Other panelists also gave positive comments on the China-US meeting. The panel then explored the risk of a US-China military conflict and shared their insights on how to avoid and manage it.

In the Q&A session, Professor Da took questions from the Indian panelists on the Taiwan issue and China’s foreign policy, refuted some of the misconceptions about China in international public opinion and introduced China’s principled positions on these issues.

The Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), Delhi is a research institution specialized in Chinese studies. Having a full house of academic heavyweights in this research field and former veteran diplomats, ICS stands at the forefront of Chinese studies in the country. Coterminous with the Institute is the weekly Wednesday Seminar, which has been held uninterruptedly for the last four decades. CISS fellows have been invited to a variety of ICS events.