As the 7th annual US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) gets underway, parties will be challenged to address several critical issues facing the bilateral relationship including tensions in the South China Sea and a recent, large scale cyberattack on the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM), affecting over 10 million federal workers. Will the talks succeed at drawing out candid discussions necessary for progress? AEI scholars weigh in on the significance of the summit and likely outcomes.
AEI Asian regional security expert Michael Auslin:
It is long past time to reevaluate our relationship with China and, more important, to put to pasture failed initiatives such as the S&ED in favor of a more realistic and self-interested engagement with Beijing…Solving the China problem means, first of all, admitting that it exists. Second, it means moderating our own behavior. That includes no longer participating in diplomatic Potemkin villages like this week’s S&ED. Jaw-jawing does little either to solve our problems with China or to moderate their behavior, but the Chinese get global credibility from the pomp and circumstance the United States affords them. Let’s talk when we have a real reason to, not because we fear not to.
AEI China expert Michael Mazza:
The Strategic and Economic Dialogue is an opportunity for American leaders to speak clearly and forthrightly about the divergent interests that are becoming a defining aspect of U.S.-China relations. China has made it clear its goal is a successful, non-contentious visit by Xi Jinping to the United States in September. Secretary Kerry and Secretary Lew should make clear that will not be possible absent commitments from China to alter its behavior in the South China Sea and in the cyber realm.
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