China-US Cooperation on Climate Change
On the basis of mutual and shared interest in decarbonization, China and the U.S. have a lot to cooperate on in a very practical way.
On the basis of mutual and shared interest in decarbonization, China and the U.S. have a lot to cooperate on in a very practical way.
The biggest challenge for the two countries is how to engage in a smart and fair competition while managing their differences to avoid confrontation.
Combating COVID-19 is an excellent chance for the two countries to get together and try to do things that will help globally, particularly with vaccine issues.
The trade war has been a lose-lose, which the economists have all said from day one, has resulted in a roughly half point drop in GDP growth for both countries.
Seeking common ground while shelving differences is of particular importance to the current state of the China-U.S. relations.
Both sides need to adopt an objective and rational perspective that focuses on areas of convergence rather than divergence.
It’s time to hit the reset button and begin the climbdown from a set of grave tensions, and move toward a mature, stable and productive relationship which may not solve all the current problems, but can at least put adults in the room.
Creating space for more balanced and restrained co-existence is possible and ought to be the diplomatic priority.
In order to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the world must move away from carbon-based energy.
Trying to build the community of mankind with a shared future characterized by more common security, common peace, and common prosperity, Xi’s globalization strategy is open to all, driven by all, and appears to be benefiting all.
How Biden handles this relationship is critical to his presidency. Hopefully, he will take a pragmatic approach.
Although a soft reset arguably is in everyone’s best interests, neither side realistically expects relations to warm considerably overnight. Both realize relations are tense and even fraught on some fronts.