“40 People on 40 Years: An Interview Series Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of China-U.S. Diplomatic Normalization"
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January 1, 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States of America. Over the past four decades, China-U.S. relations have evolved from tense standoffs to a complex mix of intensifying diplomacy. While our relations have grown deeper and stronger, a future of healthy competition and cooperation does not come without challenges. It would be exceptionally beneficial to take a look back at the lessons of history, particularly the legacies of those past 40 years. It is also crucially important to create a shared vision of bilateral relations underlined by mutually beneficial partnership. 

To that end, the Shanghai Institute of American Studies and the Center for American Studies of Fudan University, together with The Paper (a Chinese digital media outlet), present “40 People on 40 Years: An Interview Series Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of China-U.S. Diplomatic Normalization”, a project which features exclusive interviews with 40 renowned experts (20 from each side) and aims to closely examine the diplomatic path to where we are today, and explores the potential to strengthen mutual understanding and enhance collaboration. 

The China-U.S. rapprochement 40 years ago not only changed the world’s political landscape, but also changed the fate of countless Chinese and American people. We therefore decided to shed some light on the front-row witnesses to the development of China-U.S. relations, uncovering their personal journeys to China/U.S. studies as well as the highlights of their impressive careers.

  

Our interview series features:

  

From the Chinese side:

  

Zhao Qizheng, Former Director, State Council Information Office

  

Long Yongtu, Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation

  

Tao Wenzhao, Researcher, Institute of American Studies, CASS

  

Zhou Wenzhong, Former Chinese Ambassador to the U.S.

  

He Weiwen, Senior Research Fellow, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China

  

Wang Jisi, President, Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Peking University

  

Yang Yi, Former Director, Institute for Strategic Studies, National Defense University

  

Yang Jiemian, Chairman, Academic Affairs Council, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies

  

Cui Tiankai, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S.

  

Yao Yunzhu, Senior Advisor, China Association of Military Science

  

Huang Renwei, Former Vice President, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

  

He Yafei, Former Vice Minister, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  

Ni Feng, Deputy Director, Institute of American Studies, CASS

  

Zhu Feng, Executive Director, Collaborative Innovation Center of South China Sea Studies, Nanjing University

  

Wu Xinbo, Director, Center for American Studies and Dean, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University; President, Shanghai Institute of American Studies

  

Yuan Peng, President, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations

  

Chen Dongxiao, President, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies

  

Da Wei, Assistant President, University of International Relations

  

Song Guoyou, Deputy Director, Center for American Studies, Fudan University

  

Diao Daming, Research Fellow, National Academy of Development and Strategy, Renmin University of China

  

  

From the American side:

  

Jimmy Carter, Former U.S. President

  

Ezra Feivel Vogel, Professor, Harvard University

  

Stapleton Roy, Former U.S. Ambassador to China

  

Joseph Nye, Former Dean, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University'

  

Kenneth Lieberthal, Senior Fellow Emeritus, Brookings Institution

  

Jeffrey Bader, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

  

Susan Shirk, Chair, 21st Century China Center, University of California, San Diego

  

Terry Branstad, U.S. Ambassador to China

  

David M. Lampton, Director of China Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

  

Thomas Fingar, Professor, Stanford University

  

Harry Harding, Professor, University of Virginia

  

Douglas Paal, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

  

Kenneth Jarrett, President, AmCham Shanghai; Former U.S. Consul General in Shanghai

  

Robert Ross, Professor, Boston College

  

David Dollar, Senior Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution

  

Dennis Wilder, Managing Director, Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues, Georgetown University

  

Robert Daly, Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the U.S.

  

Paul Haenle, Director, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy

  

Daniel Rosen, Founding Partner, Rhodium Group

  

Peter Gries, Former Director, Institute for U.S.-China Issues, University of Oklahoma

  

Over the span of about 12 months, we conducted 40 in-depth interviews in seven cities across China and the US. During that time, China-U.S. relations appeared to have hit alarmingly tense points. With domestic politics shifting inside the US, the Trump administration’s policy on China has been described as unpredictable. As most of the older generation of officials retire in Washington, new generations are finding it harder to resonate on historic issues with Beijing. Meanwhile, many are propagating the idea of a new cold war, zero-sum competition, or a power reshuffle. All of these ideas have posed new challenges to our bilateral relations. 

However, the people we spoke with maintained cautious optimism about our long-term future. They addressed hot topics such as trade frictions, the “strategic rivalry” “engagement vs containment” and the Thucydides Trap. They also expressed a shared wish for more cooperation and better relations between China and the US. There was a consensus among experts from both sides that we have to learn to adapt, improve communication, enhance mutual trust, expand cooperation, control disputes and seek win-win outcomes whenever possible. 

Starting on November 26, 2018, we will release one piece from the interview series every day. The first will feature Cui Tiankai, the current Chinese Ambassador to the US. Please stay tuned! 

Preview(Interview series honors 40 years of Sino-U.S. relations):

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2664023

  

40 People on 40 YearsCui Tiankai: Chinese wisdom can provide China-U.S. relations with a new path ahead

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2657149

  

40 People on 40 YearsJimmy Carter: The normalization of diplomatic relations between China and the U.S. has constituted enormous contributions to world peace

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2658002_1

  

40 People on 40 YearsZhao Qizheng: The U.S. needn't weigh the fear of a real China

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2658291

  

40 People on 40 YearsEzra Fievel Vogel: China and the U.S. need more empathtic scholars

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2658426

  

40 People on 40 YearsLong Yongtu: China’s Entry to the WTO was not at the expense of the United States

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2658387

  

40 People on 40 YearsJoseph NyeChina and the U.S. don't pose extential threats to each other

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2658642

  

40 People on 40 YearsTao WenzhaoChina and the U.S. accumulate a wealth of experience in crisis management

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2669144

  

40 People on 40 YearsKenneth G. LieberthalChina and the U.S. should beware of swinging to the antithesis of bilateral relations

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670462

  

40 People on 40 YearsZhou Wenzhong: Seeking common ground while shelving difference and running-in forward is the only wise choice for China and the U.S.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670467

  

40 People on 40 YearsJeffrey Bade:China and the U.S. can emerge as responsible stakeholders and pillars in the international system

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670468

  

40 People on 40 YearsHe Weiwen: The foundation of Sino-U.S. relations consists in enterprises and civli society.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670474

  

40 People on 40 YearsSusan Shirk: Managing China-U.S.competition requires restraint and caution from both sides.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670477

  

40 People on 40 YearsWang Jisi: It's vital to try to avoid tensions and conflicts.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670478

  

40 People on 40 YearsDavid Lampton: Positive mutual dependence can be a hedge against the Thucydides Trap.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670482

  

40 People on 40 YearsYang Yi: We must maintain positive interaction in the military field.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670483

  

40 People on 40 YearsThomas Fingar: China's increased capacity isn't incompatible with U.S. interests.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670486

  

40 People on 40 YearsYang Jiemian: If we look at China-U.S. relations through a telescope, we can be cautiously optimistic about the future.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670487

  

40 People on 40 YearsHarry Harding: China and the U.S. can foster positive competition even over political systems.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670488

  

40 People on 40 YearsYao YunzhuThe peoples of both sides have long been friends.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670489

  

40 People on 40 YearsTerry Branstad: Good chemistry between leaders will herald a bright future for China and the U.S.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670515

  

40 People on 40 YearsHuang Renwei: Engagement stems from the national interests of both sides.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670491

  

40 People on 40 YearsDouglas Paal: U.S. must make room for China in the new global power structure.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670492

  

40 People on 40 YearsHe Yafei: China and the U.S. need to take a broad-minded approach to further develop bilateral relations .

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670493

  

40 People on 40 YearsKenneth Jarrett: American companies still believe in long-term opportunities in Chinese market.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670494

  

40 People on 40 YearsNi Feng: The potential for China-U.S. cooperation is still strong.

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670495

  

40 People on 40 YearsRobert S. Ross:Pragmatic diplomacy can again pave the road to China-U.S. cooperation

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670496

  

40 People on 40 YearsZhu Feng: We need to hold a clear and objective view on the U.S. impact in the course of China's development

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670497

  

40 People on 40 YearsDavid Dollar: Economic fundamentals will drive China and the U.S. a future of great potentials

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670499

  

40 People on 40 YearsWu Xinbo: China and the U.S. will be in a more equal and balanced relationship that is both cooperative and competitve after a period of accommodating each other

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670500

  

40 People on 40 YearsDennis Wilder: Candid and friendly personal relationships boost China-U.S. strategic trust

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670502

  

40 People on 40 YearsYuan PengThe common interests binding the two countries as one of the successful initiatves in Sino-U.S. relations

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670504

  

40 People on 40 YearsRobert Daly: Emergent technology may be a sorely needed positive foundation for China-U.S. relations

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670507

  

40 People on 40 YearsChen Dongxiao: There is no other way out but to build a new type of major power relations or a new interactive model

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670508

  

40 People on 40 YearsPaul Haenle: Greater cooperation on international issues benefits China, the U.S., and the world

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670509

  

40 People on 40 YearsDa Wei: A stable relationship benefits both sides in the context of overall development

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670512

  

40 People on 40 YearsDaniel H. Rosen: Trust building is the solution to China-U.S. bilateral woes

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670513

  

40 People on 40 YearsStapleton Roy: The U.S. can get along with a stronger and more prosperous China

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670490

  

40 People on 40 YearsSong Guoyou: Economic and trade relations remain the anchor of China-U.S. relations

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670516

  

40 People on 40 YearsPeter Hays GriesTo be empathetic in Sino-U.S. relations facilitates bridging the divide

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670520

  

40 People on 40 YearsDiao DamingTaking the initiative to shape the other half of the consensus

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2670525