https://www.scmp.com/rss/502483/feed Dr John Lee is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and the United States Studies Centre in Sydney. From 2016-2018, he was senior national security adviser to the Australian foreign minister. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As more Americans die from Covid-19, the Chinese economy is gradually recovering. Beijing is sending medical supplies, ventilators and even doctors to other countries in a public show of largesse. This is leading to speculation that one of the first casualties in a post-Covid world will be American leadership, and that China is well positioned to move into the resulting vacuum.  Within America, there is much finger-pointing occurring, especially towards Donald Trump who was slow to prepare for... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3079583/beijing-tried-use-coronavirus-crisis-enhance-its-global-standing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3079583/beijing-tried-use-coronavirus-crisis-enhance-its-global-standing?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2020 04:00:06 +0000 US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recently told an American Chamber of Commerce audience in Australia that President Donald Trump was keeping the pressure on China to repair the rules-based order and global economic system, and allies like Australia should join. A day later, the US and China announced they had reached a partial trade deal which will halt the next round of threatened tariffs. Are we heading towards reconciliation or further tension between the world’s two largest economies? For a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3033175/trade-deal-aside-sino-us-rivalry-far-over-chinas-communist-party?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3033175/trade-deal-aside-sino-us-rivalry-far-over-chinas-communist-party?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:00:12 +0000