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YAN Xuetong & John Mearsheimer Conversation: Who Shapes Global Order, and Who Will Win the Competition?
The third round of debate between top realist scholars from China and U.S.
 • ClarenceGu and Chenghao Sun
DA Wei on the U.S. Debates on “End State” of its China Policy
Strategic dialogues and clashes within and between China and the U.S. will persist until a new equilibrium in their relations take shape.
 • Chenghao Sun, Shangmin Li, and Xiyan Chen
Trump’s Strategy for China-U.S. Competition in the Second Term by WANG Dong and MA Tao
After Trump takes office, China-U.S. relations will face more challenges, and China needs to respond appropriately.
 • Chenghao Sun, Ge Ou, and Xueyu Zhang
#8 China Scholar Insights: Trump 2.0 Era and South East Asia
ASEAN is a significant force, and there is still a possibility for both China and the U.S. to achieve mutual cooperation and win-win outcomes in the…
 • Chenghao Sun, Jiaying Wang, Xuhan Bai, Lingzhi Hu, Liangyu Gao, HNIN Lei Lei Wai, Xueyu Zhang, and Hannah Shirley
SUN Chenghao: What Trump’s 2025 NSS Means for China
NSS signals a foreign policy orientation that is more domestically focused, more economically driven, more skeptical of alliances, more transactional…
 • Chenghao Sun and Xueyu Zhang
The Global South in China-EU Relations: Differences in Outlook and Policy Comparisons
Following the return of Trump and the increasingly centrifugal tendencies of the EU’s relationship with the US, China and the EU should seek strategic…
 • Chenghao Sun, Shangmin Li, Ge Ou, and Hannah Shirley
MEN Honghua on Global South: The Rise of the Global South, a New Chapter in International Competition and China’s Strategic Responses
China should re-examine its relationship with the Global South, clearly declare that China is a member of the Global South and provides important…
 • Chenghao Sun, Ge Ou, and Xiyan Chen
Happy Chinese New Year 🏮
Ten thousand years are too long; seize the day, seize the hour.
 • Chenghao Sun and Xueyu Zhang
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 🌙
May the moon’s clear radiance disperse doubts, may our consensus be as round and complete as mooncakes, and may our cooperation be as long-lasting as…
 • Chenghao Sun, Xueyu Zhang, and Yuxuan Zhang
#2 China Scholar Insights: 2024 U.S. Election's impact on China-U.S. Relations
The 2024 U.S. presidential election is thus more than a domestic affair; it is a global event that will set the stage for the next chapter in…
 • Chenghao Sun, Lingzhi Hu, Xuhan Bai, Jiaying Wang, HNIN Lei Lei Wai, Liangyu Gao, and Xueyu Zhang
Prospects for the EU’s Strategic Autonomy: The Increasing Imbalance in US–Europe Relations by ZHANG Jian
Where the European Union will go will largely depend on the direction and intensity of policy adjustments during Trump’s second term.
 • Chenghao Sun, Shangmin Li, and Xueyu Zhang
#15 China Scholar Insights: China-U.S. Crossroads Trump and Xi Face the APEC Moment
Their meeting at the 2025 APEC summit will mark a pivotal juncture in how the world’s two largest economies manage competition without tipping into…
 • Chenghao Sun, Stefanie Perner, Yujie Shao, XinYue Zhang, Zhuofan Liu, YUMI YAMADA, CHEN WENG U, Xinyi Li, and Xueyu Zhang
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