China-US Trade War About Whose Economy More Resilient: Leading Chinese Scholar

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China is in a competition of “economic resilience” with the United States, which means it must double down on strengthening domestic industrial capacity, according to Zheng Yongnian, a leading Chinese political scientist and government adviser. In an interview with domestic media published Wednesday, Zheng accused the U.S. of “internationalizing itsContinue Reading

Vietnam in US-China Trade Tensions

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Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Dr. Nguyen Khac Giang – visiting fellow at the Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore – is the 455th in “The Trans-Pacific ViewContinue Reading

Southeast Asia’s Growing Maritime Security Agenda Challenge

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“If we say prioritize everything, then we might as well say prioritize nothing,” one Southeast Asian defense official recently noted on the sidelines of a forum, referring to the state of regional maritime security. The comment captured the difficulties inherent in continuing to address comprehensive maritime security challenges while alsoContinue Reading

What Do Chinese Analysts Think of Trump’s China Policy Thus Far?    

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In the early months of his second term, U.S. President Donald Trump has wasted no time asserting his combative “America First” vision of international politics – one that discards alliances, dismantles institutions, and replaces diplomacy with coercion. A good representation of this shift is the near-total dismantling of the U.S.Continue Reading