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William Klein shared his thoughts on the setbacks that China and the U.S. had experienced over the past few years, but also expressed optimism in the bilateral ties.

Sun Yun, Director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, shares her opinions on how the American people are feeling for China and where the subtle changes come from.

Ms. Susan Thornton's views on current situation of US-China relations, China’s role in global affairs, the different views and positions of the US and China on the Ukrainian crisis and the security system in the Asia-Pacific region.

John Gong, a China Forum expert of CISS, Tsinghua University, shared his perspectives at a panel discussion organized by the Valdai Discussion Club early March, themed “The New Middle East and the Security Crisis in Europe: Effects of Mutual Influence”. In his remarks, Professor Gong refuted US rhetoric that China has adopted a “pro-Russian neutrality” by citing solid trade data. He also elaborated on his newly-coined concept “coalition of the unwilling” and called on neutral countries to form a “coalition of the unwilling” to resist the growing political pressure from the West and to better safeguard world peace.

As the missile activities become more frequent on the Korean Peninsula, it is more critical than ever to work towards a denuclearization that can serve the common interests of all relevant parties for maintaining the peace and stability of the Peninsula. As North Korea is being monitored for its first nuclear weapon test in nearly five years, how could the parties involved restore the nuclear talks with North Korea, and possibly work out a step-by-step strategy to deescalate the situation? Prof. Li Bin, a CISS expert, and Professor at the Department of International Relations of Tsinghua University, shared his opinions at the CISS International Forum themed “The Changing Asia-Pacific: United or Divided” in March, 2022. 

In recent years, China-U.S. relations has been increasingly defined by conflicts and differences. By comparing the objectives of China and U.S. in the Asia-Pacific region, however, we can see that the two countries still share common ground on many fronts.  Jia Qingguo, Professor at School of International Studies of Peking University, made a point-by-point comparison between China and the U.S. in terms of their development strategies.  Professor Jia shared his opinions at the CISS International Forum themed “The Changing Asia-Pacific: United or Divided” in March, 2022. 

The US is stirring up muddy waters in the Asia-Pacific region to gain an edge over China. As some countries begin to pick sides with the U.S., the security foundation of the Asia-Pacific is gradually deteriorating, in an unobtrusive way. While the U.S. tries to reshape the regional security structure of the Asia-Pacific, will a “Russia-Ukraine conflict” occur in the region someday in the future? Prof. Zhu Feng, a China Forum Expert with CISS, also Director of the Institute of International Studies at Nanjing University, gave his analyses at the CISS International Forum themed “The Changing Asia-Pacific: United or Divided” in March, 2022. 

The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has disrupted the global energy supply chain, and spelt higher energy prices worldwide.  While the European Union has slapped several rounds of sanctions on Russia, the bloc is yet to reach agreement on how to impose sanctions on Russia’s energy sector. Would EU successfully cut itself off from Russia’s energy supply? How would EU’s foreseeable energy crisis in the near future have impact on countries in the Asia-Pacific? Zou Ji, a CISS expert, also CEO and President of Energy Foundation China, shared his opinions at the CISS International Forum themed “The Changing Asia-Pacific: United or Divided” in March 2022.