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Open Questions series

Open Questions series
Open Questions is a series of South China Morning Post interviews with global opinion leaders. SCMP Plus subscribers enjoy early access to these articles.
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US-China trade war

Open Questions | Trump-Xi summit would be ‘political theatre’, Jing says

A potential meeting between the presidents of China and the US could create ‘temporary political space’ to stabilise relations between the two nations, even if it is unlikely to lead to lasting trust, according to Jing Qian.

US-China relations

Open Questions | 80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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US-China relations

Open Questions | ‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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US-China relations

Open Questions | Jeffrey Sachs on dictatorial Trump, his gift to China, trade

Economist says US has ceded leadership on global development to China, and explains why Beijing shouldn’t expect return to normal on trade.

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US-China relations

Open Questions | Innovation changes the game for China, US, the world, says Ang

Johns Hopkins professor of political economy Yuen Yuen Ang says when policymakers need to foster creativity, Beijing’s ability to make big bets is a plus.

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United States

Open Questions | ‘Mutually assured economic destruction’ cools trade war: Stein

Sean Stein, president of the US-China Business Council, says a trade-war pause is likely to be extended as neither side wants to see the ‘unthinkable’ return of sky-high tariffs.

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Hong Kong

Open Dialogue | Li and Browne on lack of trust in US-China relationship

Professor Li Cheng and Andrew Browne discuss how a lack of trust on both sides is hampering US-China ties, the potential for a trade deal and the differences between the two nations’ leaders.

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United States

Open Questions | US-China science faltering on ‘political distrust’, Simon says

Geopolitical tension between the US and China is spilling into science, hindering joint research and imperilling a cornerstone collaboration agreement, according to Denis Simon.

US-China relations

Open Questions | US-China dialogue is vital amid deep disagreements, Mahboubi says

Director of the Penn Project on the Future of US-China Relations, Neysun Mahboubi reflects on taking US students to China, and the long-term future for US-China relations and China studies amid geopolitical tensions and tighter security concerns.

AIIB

Open Questions | Connectivity, economic integration can ease tariff pressures, says AIIB’s Jin

As Jin Liqun’s decade-long tenure as Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank president draws to a close, the finance veteran surveys the landscape for multilateral development.

Connectivity, economic integration can ease tariff pressures, says AIIB’s Jin
US-China relations

Open Questions | Trump and Xi won’t allow ‘free-fall’ in relations, Hass says

Think tank director and former diplomat sees Donald Trump and Xi Jinping as both being key to any change in the political trajectory in China-US ties.

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Mainland China

Open Dialogue | Yu Yongding and Kenneth Rogoff on yuan’s future as international currency

Two economists from China and the US debate the dollar’s diminished status and efforts to internationalise the Chinese yuan.

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China technology

Open Questions | US tech controls make China “more creative,” Zhang says

Angela Zhang, an expert on Chinese technology regulations, says that US export controls have spurred innovation among China’s technology companies.

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Donald Trump

Open Questions | China-US tariff truce likely to carry on if talks make progress, Cutler says

Trade expert Wendy Cutler expects the US and China to extend a mutual reduction in tariffs, if negotiations are productive, because both countries have been hurt by their trade war.

US-China trade war

Open Questions | Trade deal likelihood ‘quite high’

Chinese economist Yao Yang says both sides realise the widespread pain coming from the US-China trade war, which means they will probably reach an agreement.

US-China trade deal has ‘quite high’ likelihood, says Yao Yang
US-China relations

Open Questions | Trump’s policies seen eroding US power

Princeton politics professor Rory Truex on the US-China relations reset, Washington’s ‘new cold warriors’ and US visa curbs on Chinese students.

US-China trade war

Open Questions | Despite an escalating trade war, US and China haven’t yet decoupled: CSIS political scientist Scott Kennedy

The China specialist at CSIS expects ‘more to come’ in the tariff stand-off between Washington and Beijing and possible spillover beyond trade issues.

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Taiwan

Open Questions | Taiwan issue is likely to be resolved peacefully within 10 years: Yan Anlin

Yan Anlin, an expert on Taiwan studies, sees more opposition to the island’s independence than support for it but believes that military conflict cannot be ruled out.

Taiwan studies expert weighs in on prospects for mainland China’s ‘reunification’ with Taiwan
US-China relations

Open Questions | Trump’s trade war may spur China’s ascent

Former UK diplomat Kerry Brown doesn’t see China yielding in the tariff tit-for-tat with the US. He says Britain is just trying to survive for the moment as ‘America is fighting with everyone’.

US-China relations

Open Questions | Xi-Trump meeting is ‘far away’: former CIA official says China needs to take steps on fentanyl

Dennis Wilder says China needs to stop using the fentanyl issue as a political card. He says that before Trump and Xi meet, negotiations are in order and that the US stance towards Taiwan hasn’t changed.

Science

Open Questions | China’s mathematics aspirations lifted by return of talent

Fields Medal winner Shing-Tung Yau reflects on the gap between mathematics development in the US and China.

China economy

Open Questions | Beyond US-China, imbalances are igniting trade disputes

Finance professor Michael Pettis on how a rebalancing of China’s economy could put more money into households to drive consumption.

How the trade war has spread beyond US-China and the changing US dollar role
China economy

Open Questions | Tech boost is no panacea for fixing China’s economic ills, Morgan Stanley economist says

Robin Xing, Morgan Stanley’s chief China economist, says the revival of animal spirits spurred by DeepSeek must be supported by broader consumption measures and social welfare reforms.

US-China relations

Open Questions | China should cut red tape to free up hi-tech start-ups

Political scientist Zheng Yongnian discusses the ‘middle technology’ trap, says China could play a role in post-war Ukraine reconstruction.

Two Sessions 2025

Open Questions | Beijing’s leaders should focus on cutting red tape to help private sector reach full potential, China watcher says

Former Post editor Wang Xiangwei expects more talk than concrete action from the upcoming ‘two sessions’.

China should emulate Musk, Mao – models for trimming bureaucracy, Wang Xiangwei says
Chinese culture

Open Questions | China’s Confucian traditions coexist with Marxism

Political theorist Daniel A. Bell discusses how Confucian values mesh with China’s state policies and how ‘political meritocracy’ differs from electoral democracies.

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US-China relations

Open Questions | No simple containment policy on China, former US official says

Rick Waters, former ‘China House’ head, discusses US-China divisions, an uptick in Taiwan Strait risks and the evolving Chinese diplomatic corps.

US-China relations

Open Questions | Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

The researcher surveys the dividends of ‘Made in China 2025’ and shares why he thinks Trump’s contradictions could benefit bilateral relations.

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