Bridging Differences with Friends on China.
I would like tentatively to share the commentary dated May 19, by Mr. Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business & Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
President Biden’s trip to South Korea and Japan, which begins on Friday, is coming at a fortuitous time when the stars are aligned to deliver a successful outcome on multiple fronts. The United States and Europe have led a global coalition to push back against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. China is clearly on the defensive at home and abroad due to its support for Putin’s war, the economic and political fallout from its zero-Covid strategy, and growing frictions with an expanding list of countries. South Korea has a new government that has signaled strong support for the United States and the alliance. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has amazingly high approval ratings and has continued a foreign policy focused on defending the liberal international order and pushing back against Beijing. Lastly, the just concluded U.S.-ASEAN summit in Washington was productive in deepening ties on several fronts.
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