https://www.scmp.com/rss/523007/feed The latest news and top stories on Da Wei, the Director of the Centre for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University. Da previously served as Assistant President of the University of International Relations and Director of the Institute of American Studies at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Shi Jiangtao Shi Jiangtao As US President Donald Trump prepares for his first China trip in nearly a decade, Chinese scholars see an opportunity to steer ties away from confrontation and towards a managed coexistence. Speakers at a seminar hosted by the University of Hong Kong’s Centre on Contemporary China and the World last week were cautiously optimistic about prospects for the relationship. That was despite Washington’s strategic pullback, heightened sensitivities over the Taiwan Strait, and intensifying conflict in... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3346061/love-and-hate-nationalism-can-xi-and-trump-rebalance-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3346061/love-and-hate-nationalism-can-xi-and-trump-rebalance-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:00:08 +0000 SCMP SCMP This article was first published on November 30, 2015. By Sijia Jiang After 13 years, China’s own passenger jet enters service China’s ambition of an indigenous plane took wings on Sunday (November 29, 2015) as its first home-grown passenger jet, the Comac ARJ21 (later rebranded as the C909), entered commercial service after 13 years in the making. Configured with 90 economy-class seats, the jet was delivered to its launch customer, Chengdu Airlines, from Comac’s Shanghai factory and flown to... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3333513/chinas-first-home-grown-passenger-jet-comac-arj21-debuts-2015-scmp-archive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3333513/chinas-first-home-grown-passenger-jet-comac-arj21-debuts-2015-scmp-archive?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Nov 2025 05:30:09 +0000 Dewey Sim Dewey Sim When US President Donald Trump was about to begin his closely watched summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last month, he wrote a social media post that revived a decades-old concept about the dynamics between the two countries and their role in global affairs. “The G2 will be convening shortly,” he wrote – in all caps – ahead of the talks. The term “G2”, or Group of Two, emerged in the 2000s as a proposal for Washington and Beijing to work together to address global challenges. Over... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3332527/why-donald-trumps-g2-label-prompts-tepid-response-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3332527/why-donald-trumps-g2-label-prompts-tepid-response-china?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:00:20 +0000 Orange Wang Orange Wang The world’s two largest powers signalled at least 14 months of likely stability in US-China relations following a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump – and hinted they would meet “regularly”, setting the stage for more encounters next year. During talks on Thursday that highlighted the personal connection between the two leaders and struck a conciliatory tone for long-term ties, Beijing and Washington reached a truce on thorny issues ranging from soybeans... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3331101/beyond-trade-deal-are-more-xi-trump-summits-pathway-new-era-stability?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3331101/beyond-trade-deal-are-more-xi-trump-summits-pathway-new-era-stability?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:42:08 +0000 Ji Siqi Ji Siqi China and the United States should refrain from weaponising more aspects of their relationship, a Chinese scholar has urged, as the world’s two largest economies prepare to hold a fresh round of negotiations to cool down a recent flare-up in tensions. “It’s very important that the two sides need to have some kind of self-restraint,” said Da Wei, director of Tsinghua University’s Centre for International Security and Strategy, at the Bund Summit in Shanghai on Thursday. “Stop trying to find new... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3330187/china-and-us-must-halt-escalating-weaponisation-trade-chinese-scholar-urges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3330187/china-and-us-must-halt-escalating-weaponisation-trade-chinese-scholar-urges?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 07:06:07 +0000 Sylvie Zhuang Sylvie Zhuang An expected phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on Friday could pave the way for further engagement and progress towards a possible summit between the two leaders, according to a prominent Chinese academic. “Tomorrow’s phone call will give a sense of direction – whether the [US-China] relationship is moving more quickly towards a summit,” said Wu Xinbo, dean of the Institute of International Studies and director at the Centre for American Studies at... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3326026/can-xi-trump-phone-call-deliver-ramp-rising-us-china-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3326026/can-xi-trump-phone-call-deliver-ramp-rising-us-china-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:01:07 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham If Brussels bureaucrats returning from their long summer breaks this week were wondering what they missed, the local press had them covered. Unbecoming scenes at June’s Nato summit, the “hopelessly one-sided” trade deal with the United States in July, as well as Chinese President Xi Jinping’s refusal to travel to Belgium for that month’s summit with EU leaders, were all cited by the Brussels media outlet Euractiv. “Now talk of a European moment has given way to fears of a European ‘century of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3324446/europes-summer-hell-bleeds-autumn-trump-and-xi-turn-screws?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3324446/europes-summer-hell-bleeds-autumn-trump-and-xi-turn-screws?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:00:08 +0000 SCMP SCMP Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Red Arsenal: a new databank on China’s latest military hardware The Post’s comprehensive databank visualises each weapon with graphics to help readers understand Beijing’s wide-ranging arsenal. 2. ‘Ignorance and neglect’ mark flawed US policy in China race: Da Wei The Tsinghua University expert looks at the prospects for a Xi-Trump summit and explains why... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3323089/chinas-latest-military-hardware-beijing-bets-ai-boost-scmp-daily-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3323089/chinas-latest-military-hardware-beijing-bets-ai-boost-scmp-daily-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:15:07 +0000 Dewey Sim Dewey Sim Da Wei is director of Tsinghua University’s Centre for International Security and Strategy in Beijing. His research focuses on China-US relations and US security and foreign policy. In this interview, he discusses the prospects for a trade deal between Beijing and Washington and examines China’s role on the global stage in light of America’s current foreign policy. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. China and the United... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3322980/ignorance-and-neglect-mark-flawed-us-policy-race-china-da-wei?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3322980/ignorance-and-neglect-mark-flawed-us-policy-race-china-da-wei?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:00:09 +0000 Dewey Sim Dewey Sim Da Wei is director of Tsinghua University’s Centre for International Security and Strategy in Beijing. His research focuses on China-US relations and US security and foreign policy. In this interview, he discusses the prospects for a trade deal between Beijing and Washington and examines China’s role on the global stage in light of America’s current foreign policy. SCMP Plus readers get early access to articles in the Open Questions series. This article will be available to regular SCMP... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3322811/da-wei-trump-xi-summit-what-china-wants-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3322811/da-wei-trump-xi-summit-what-china-wants-it?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:20:07 +0000