In an era of intensifying U.S.-China friction and volatility, the risks of conflict are real and growing in East Asia, and U.S. policymakers should revitalize existing tools and build new ones to manage an increasingly militarized competition.
Jason Young05:00, May 11 2021
This is the latest in a series that discusses ways forward for New Zealand in handling its increasingly complicated dealings with China.
OPINION: Two of the most important countries in the world are now in open strategic competition. One is our largest trade partner. The other is the main security guarantor in the Indo-Pacific region. Managing this contestation presents the ultimate test of New Zealand diplomacy in the coming decades.
Andrew Harnik
President Joe Biden: “We’re in a competition with China and other countries to win the 21st century.” Under President Biden, the United States and Xi Jinping’s China are not returning to a pre-Trump administration relationship characterised by careful management of difference and pursuit of shared interests.
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Session 1 –
The Global Chessboard:
After a year of recriminations and downward spiral in the relationship, what should be the strategic framework to get the relationship back on track? China is pursuing new international alliances (B&R, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia) even as the U.S. engages western nations to challenge China’s ambitions. What type of framework would enable these two powers to co-exist and continue collaboration, maintain competition, and prevent conflict?