Scholars from China and the U.S. expounded their views on bilateral relations from different perspectives at a webinar on March 12. They agreed that the two sides should be committed to benign and healthy competition, and there is potential for the two countries to work jointly in many areas and improve global governance.
The webinar, themed Reset and Reshape--China-U.S. Relations and Global Governance, was hosted by Beijing Review, an English-language news weekly and a subsidiary of China International Publishing Group (CIPG), with the participation of scholars from both countries.
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Gao Anming: |
We need to move in the same direction to bring economic and trade relations back on the right track |
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Jeffrey D. Sachs: |
I believe that our countries should be working within the WTO to try to set new understandings on the new technologies |
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Peter Walker: |
He [President Biden] will focus on the real area of interaction with China, which is economy |
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Rick Dunham: |
Joe Biden understands economics. I think that's a big difference |
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Jeffrey D. Sachs: |
There are areas where cooperation is understood by the Americans and by Chinese as a necessary
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Peter Walker: |
Biden is a fact-driven person. We've seen this in this approach to COVID-19 and the whole vaccination program
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Rick Dunham: |
Combating COVID-19 is an excellent chance for the two countries to do things that will help globally
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Gao Anming: |
President Biden moves to reinstate the U.S. to the Paris Climate Agreement just hours after being sworn into office
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Jeffrey D. Sachs: |
Another area that is clearly of mutual interest is fighting climate change, decarbonizing our economies,and working towards a green recovery
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Huiyao (Henry) Wang: |
U.S. President Joe Biden signaled that the U.S. is returning to multilateralism. U.S. had re-signed the Paris Agreement on climate change
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Rick Dunham: |
I think both countries have a real opportunity now to work together to move the world forward
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Jeffrey D. Sachs: |
It is a very dangerous idea to think that the only way the world is safe is if you are running the world
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Wang Wen: |
The new type of major power competition, or healthy competition, includes at least four categories
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Rick Dunham |
The two largest economic powers in the world can do so much for developing countries, even they're working in competition
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People-to-People Exchanges
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Gao Anming: |
The two countries should reinforce the mechanism of people-to-people exchanges and dialogue
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Jeffrey D. Sachs: |
We have a common humanity. We have a common need to find shared values
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Peter Walker: |
The U.S. has been benefited enormously over time from the influx of talent, very high talent people from China
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Rick Dunham: |
I would love to have more American students come to China. And the U.S. should once again welcome Chinese students to the U.S.
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Dispelling misunderstanding
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Rick Dunham: |
There may not be agreement. They will be in good faith.
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Wang Wen: |
China and the U.S. should have healthy competition on the basis of fairness and equity
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Wang Yiwei: |
The best option for China and the U.S is to work together in order to resolve our problems
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