The G-2 Reality
Key takeaways
- ZHENG WANG is Professor of Diplomacy and International Relations and Director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Seton Hall University.
- America and China Cannot Dominate or Exclude Each Other
- President Donald Trump’s visit to China in mid-May was filled with carefully choreographed photo ops, diplomatic pageantry, and announcements of blockbuster commercial deals.
ZHENG WANG is Professor of Diplomacy and International Relations and Director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Seton Hall University. He is the author of Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations.
America and China Cannot Dominate or Exclude Each Other
President Donald Trump’s visit to China in mid-May was filled with carefully choreographed photo ops, diplomatic pageantry, and announcements of blockbuster commercial deals. The deeper significance of the summit, however, is that Washington and Beijing are beginning to accept that neither side can force the other into submission. After years of trade wars, technology controls, and military competition, the two countries are discovering the limits of coercion.