On the afternoon of January 13, 2017, a seminar on China-U.S. Relations in the Trump Era and a press conference of the Chinese report on the U.S.-China Relations in Strategic Domainswere held at Peking University. The event was moderated by Wang Dong, Associate Professor of the School of International Studies, Peking University, and Executive Deputy Director of the Institute For China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange. Jia Qingguo, Dean of the School of International Studies and Executive Director of the Institute For China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange of Peking University, Roy Kamphasuen, Senior Vice President of the National Bureau of Asian Research, Robert Ross, a professor of political science at Boston University, Ruan Zongze, Executive Vice President of the China Institute of International Studies, and other well-known experts and scholars attended the seminar.
Chen Yonglong, Secretary-General of the China-United States Exchange Foundation, member of the Policy Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former ambassador to Israel, was invited to deliver a keynote speech. He argued that Trump’s coming to power not only heralds a change in the United States, but also marks a new stage in China-U.S. relations. Although China and the United States have different views on several issues, they each have an obligation and responsibility to exchange and cooperate at the strategic level.
Later, Professor Jia Qingguo and Mr. Roy Kamphasuen gave a brief introduction to the project respectively. In his introduction, Jia Qingguo said that U.S.-China Relations in Strategic Domains was a good attempt, and each report was jointly completed by a Chinese scholar and an American scholar. The report discusses some of the most sensitive topics in China-U.S. relations and helps clarify areas in which the two countries can cooperate. Roy Kamphasuen also believes that the report will help the two countries to overcome misunderstandings, accumulate mutual trust, build a consensus and manage differences.
Next, scholars from China and the United States, such as Zhang Tuosheng, Director of the China Foundation for International and Strategic Studies, Professor Robert Ross of the Department of Political Science of Boston University, Xiao He, a researcher from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Brian Weeden from the Secure World Foundation, Adam Segal from the Council on Foreign Relations, Associate Professor Wu Riqiang from Renmin University of China, Professor Zha Daojiong from the School of International Studies of Peking University, Professor Zhu Feng from the Institute of International Relations of Nanjing University, Senior Colonel Xu Hui from the International College of Defense Studies, NDU, PLA, China, Travis Tanner from 100,000 Strong in the Americas, Associate Professor Wang Dong from the School of International Studies of Peking University and Jessica Drun from the National Bureau of Asian Research discussed China-U.S. relations in such aspects as space, networks, nuclear security, marine security, military science and people-to-people exchange. Associate Professor Han Hua from the School of International Studies of Peking University, Fan Jishe from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Hu Bo, a researcher at the Peking University Center for Maritime Strategic Studies and Li Chen from Renmin University of China made comments. The experts and scholars at the meeting held that both China and the United States should first define common definitions and major variables in various fields, then further discuss the red lines of both sides in this context in order to manage the crisis and avoid miscalculations. In order to address sensitive issues in the strategic domains of both sides, China and the United States should not only continue their dialogue, but also expand the track 1.5 and track II dialogues on these issues to help convey information and guide the official process at the track I level.
Finally, chaired by Associate Professor Wang Dong and Travis Tanner, discussion on China-U.S. relations under the Trump administration was held by Jia Qingguo, Dean of the School of International Studies of Peking University, Roy Kamphausen, Senior Vice President of NBR, Professor Zhang Xiaoming from the School of International Studies of Peking University, Ruan Zongze, Executive Vice President of the China Institute of International Studies, and Associate Professor Pan Chengxin from Deakin University in Australia. Most of them believe that although Trump has brought uncertainty to China-U.S. relations, the will of American voters, Trump’s personality, the main school of the Republican Party and the principle of the separation of powers in the United States will also show some consistency. Overall, China-U.S. relations will continue to maintain a competitive and cooperative posture.
U.S.-China Relations in Strategic Domains was jointly completed by the Institute for China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange of Peking University and NBR to help decision makers and strategists better understand each other, avoid conflicts and promote cooperation. The report is a major achievement in the joint research of Chinese and American academic and policy circles, as well as a major breakthrough in the construction of the international right of speech by Chinese academic circles and think tanks, representing that research achievements by Chinese academic circles and think tanks are beginning to have a real impact on American policy-making, which is of great significance for promoting the construction of a new type of China-U.S. relations.
The event was sponsored by the Institute for China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange of Peking University. The Institute for China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange is a research institute approved by the Ministry of Education and sponsored by Peking University. Since its establishment in October 2011, it has carried out cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary research based on the cultural traditions of China and the United States. It has carried out a great deal of work in organizing scientific research, academic exchange, press and publication, and policy consultation. It is striving to build a key academic position for humanities, social sciences and scientific exchange between China and the United States, while focusing on exchange between the two peoples and conducting multi-level and multi-dimensional dialogue.
Media such as China News Service, Sina International and China Business News reported on the event, giving it good social impact.
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