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President Hu’s Recent State Visit to the United States and its Impact on the US.-China Relationship

Mon. February 28th, 2011
Beijing

IMGXYZ3637IMGZYXThe Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy hosted a roundtable discussion on President Hu Jintao’s visit to the United States and its impact on the U.S.-China relationship. The experts on the American side included Stapleton Roy, former U.S. Ambassador to China and current director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and Carnegie’s Douglas H. Paal and Michael Swaine. Chinese participants included Tsinghua University’s Li Bin, Da Wei of the Institute of American Studies of CICIR; and Tsinghua University’s He Maochun. Carnegie’s Paul Haenle and Shi Zhiqin of Tsinghua University moderated the discussion.

Key Points of Discussion

The panel focused on ways of further improving relations between the United States and China.

  • Importance of Cooperation: The panelists stressed the importance cooperation on all levels and strong leadership from both countries but warned that managing expectations was critical.
     
  • Taiwan: The Chinese experts on the panel expressed their view that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan remain an extremely sensitive issue within the bilateral relationship.
     
  • North Korea: American participants stressed the importance of enhancing U.S.-China cooperation on the North Korea nuclear issue. 
     
  • Dialogue Critical: Both sides agreed on the importance of dialogue and communication in ensuring the two countries can find solutions to bilateral problems and can achieve cooperation on critical global issues of common concern.

Discussants: Da Wei, He Maochun, Ryan Hass
 

event speakers

Stapleton Roy

Douglas H. Paal

Distinguished Fellow, Asia Program

Paal previously served as vice chairman of JPMorgan Chase International and as unofficial U.S. representative to Taiwan as director of the American Institute in Taiwan.

Michael D. Swaine

Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Swaine was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and one of the most prominent American analysts in Chinese security studies.

Li Bin

Senior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program and Asia Program

Li was a senior fellow working jointly in the Nuclear Policy Program and Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Paul Haenle

Maurice R. Greenberg Director’s Chair, Carnegie China

Paul Haenle held the Maurice R. Greenberg Director’s Chair at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and is a visiting senior research fellow at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore. He served as the White House China director on the National Security Council staffs of former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Shi Zhiqin

Resident Scholar, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy

Shi Zhiqin was a resident scholar at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center until June 2020.

Lora Saalman

Nonresident Associate, Nuclear Policy Program

Saalman was a nonresident associate in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her research focuses on China’s nuclear and strategic policies toward India, Russia, and arms control.

Michael Pettis

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie China

Michael Pettis is an expert on China’s economy.

Chen Qi

Resident Scholar , Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy

Chen Qi was a resident scholar at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center until June 2020.

Zhao Kejin

Resident Scholar, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy

Zhao Kejin was a resident scholar at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center until June 2020.

Sun Xuefeng

Resident Scholar, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy

Sun Xuefeng was a resident scholar at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center until June 2020.

Zhang Chuanjie

Resident Scholar, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy

Zhang Chuanjie was a resident scholar at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center until June 2020.

Xie Tao

Xie Tao is professor of Political Science and Dean of the School of International Relations and Diplomacy, Beijing Foreign Studies University. His research interests include U.S.-China relations, Chinese foreign policy, as well as American public opinion toward China.

Da Wei

Da Wei is the director of the Center for International Strategy and Security at Tsinghua University and a professor in the Department of International Relations at Tsinghua University's School of Social Science.