Prof. Wang Jisi (Professor of Internatioal Relations at PKU and iGCU Acad. Comm. Member), was interviewed by Contemporary American Review, talking about his opinions on the "American decline", U.S. domestic politics, and China-U.S. relations. [Full script of the interview was released in April 2021]
When talking about the "American decline", Prof. Wang first proposes that 'decline' is a relative term. "When compared to China, we could say that the U.S. is in relative decline, but the rate of growth of real GDP in the U.S. has still been substantially higher than the other countries like the U.K., Russia, Japan, Brazil and etc." He further states that the relationship between China and the U.S. is fundamentally different from that in the Cold War. Especially in the economic aspect, considering how intertwined the U.S. and Chinese economies have become, a full-scale decoupling is very much unlikely.
At the end of the interview, Prof. Wang was asked about the U.S. position on Taiwan as well as how has the U.S. policy toward Taiwan evolved. Talking about the U.S. position on Taiwan, Prof. Wang reckons that the U.S. strategic ambiguity on Taiwan largely remains unchanged and will likely stay this way in the foreseeable future. Quoting Prof. Wang, "In my opinion, the U.S. will not really support 'Taiwan independence', as it may want to keep using Taiwan to restrain China."
To read more about Prof. Wang’s interview (in Chinese), please go to:https://i.ifeng.com/c/8Fz0SmfA0h6?fbclid=IwAR22VnuqA95VRWHIrZiM7DuX3l8ElT4ZIKOgel8moQNCvIt6zRSKT2NNHEw
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