Wang Dong, Deputy Executive Director of Institute for China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange of Peking University, Joins Academic Dialogue "Leading Scholars Analyse Trump's Visit to the Asia-Pacific Region"

At 7 p.m. on November 9^th, during the first state visit of U.S. President Trump to China, "Leading Scholars Analyse Trump's Visit to the Asia-Pacific Region," an essential academic activity jointly launched by Sina International and the International Strategy and Security Research Center of the University of International Relations, was held in the Great Hall of the Academic Exchange Center of the University of International Studies. The leading experts and scholars participating in this activity were as follows: Cui Liru, Former Dean of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations; Chu Shulong, Director of the Institute of International Development and Strategies, and Professor at the School of Public Policy and Management of Tsinghua University; Jin Canrong, Yangtze River Scholar and Deputy Dean of the School of International Relations of the Renmin University of China; Wang Dong, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute for China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange of Peking University and Deputy Secretary-General of the American Studies Center of Peking University; and Da Wei, Assistant to the President of the University of International Relations and Director of the Center for International Strategy and Security Studies of the University of International Relations.

Mr. Wang Dong said that China-U.S. relations would face long-term security challenges at the structural level. We should effectively manage exchanges between China and the U.S. in economics and trade, people-to-people exchange and other walks of life because the foundations of China-U.S. exchange are more robust when we take a downward view. As for the nuclear issue on the North Korea Peninsula, it is of the utmost significance that we identify ways to settle disputes between China and the U.S. Both sides should come back to diplomacy. Military action is absolutely not the way forward. The center of the contradiction lies in the advancement of North Korea's capability to develop nuclear missiles.

In the dialogue, the five scholars analyzed the key points of the visit and discussed the future of the world, including the importance and historical significance of the visit, China-U.S. economy and trade, North Korea Peninsula nuclear issue and other hot issues. Towards the end, the audience also put forward questions on industrial manufacturing capability and cybersecurity. The substantial answers from the scholars attracted waves of applause from over 600 faculty members and students of Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China and the University of International Relations.