On the afternoon of January 15, 2019, the “KIM KOO FORUM-Dialogue with top U.S. experts on China” jointly organized by CUPPE and the Institute of International and Strategic Studies Peking University was held in the North Pavilion of PKU. Four top U.S. experts in China participated in discussion included Steven Goldstein, researcher at Harvard University's Fairbank Research Center; Joseph Fewsmith, professor of political science at Boston University; former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Columbia University professor Thomas Christensen; and Robert Ross, professor of political science at Boston College. Chinese scholars attending the discussion included Professor Wang Jisi, Director of Institute of International and Strategic Studies Peking University; Associate Professor Wang Dong, deputy director of CUPPE; Associate Professor Jie Dalei and Assistant Professor Lei Shaohua of School of International Studies, Peking University.
Before the lecture, Professor Wang Jisi expressed his sincere welcome to the four famous U.S. experts on China who came to visit. The conference was moderated by Associate Professor Jie Dalei, four American scholars and Chinese participants had in-depth exchanges on the status quo, challenges and prospects of Sino-U.S. relations.
Four U.S. scholars first made speeches. In the speech, Steven Goldstein introduced the details of his Taiwan trip that just concluded, and make the comprehensive analysis of the recent island political situation, the just-concluded "Nine in One" election and the factional struggle within the DPP. After summing up the latest political development situation in Taiwan, Steven Goldstein put forward his own views on the direction of Sino-U.S. relations in the context of cross-strait relations in the new era. Then Joseph Fewsmith made a detailed analysis of the political style and policy stance of Taiwan's political rookie, Han Guoyu, which explains why the Kuomintang won in this election, he also elaborated on Han Guoyu’s the political philosophy and specific methods of Kaohsiung's future governance.Thomas Christensen made analysis and prediction of the political strategy adopted by the DPP in the near future, and put forward his views on the current development of cross-strait relations. Robert Ross analyzed the current situation of Sino-U.S. relations and believed that the current Sino-U.S. relations have many different characteristics than past. China and the United States should better manage their differences in the future and maintain a more stable development of bilateral relations.
After the speeches of American scholars, the professors and students from Peking University raised questions about the recent U.S. policy on Taiwan. After frank and in-depth discussions, Chinese and American scholars shared that although currently Sino-U.S. relations are facing many complicated problems and more sub-topics that need to be controlled, maintaining the general trend of cooperation and stability between the two countries is still in the fundamental interests of the two countries.
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