U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns on U.S.-China Relations

NEW YORK, June 6, 2024 — Ambassador Nicholas Burns delivers remarks on the state of U.S.-China relations and discusses related issues with Orville Schell, vice president and Arthur Ross director of the Asia Society Center’s on U.S.-China Relations. (58 min., 56 sec.)

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[sulandelemere]

Difference in opinion over what’s happening in Xinjiang and Tibet? Does he mean the rising living standards and dual language education? Could it be combating terrorism?

Does the U.S. have any good examples of how it dealt with terrorism - Afghanistan, bordering Xinjiang was that a success?

Maybe by difference of opinion, he means China should eradicate the people of these regions like what happened in North America?

While this was a human rights tragedy of the past, does the U.S. behave more righteous today? Has it learnt from its colonial settler past and human rights tragedies of Iraq and Libya to name but two.

[LEOLIU-ih]

if u treat everything based on ideology and political system, it is obviously prejudiced.

[iamactor]

While you keep selling weapons to Taiwan, you want us to cooperate with you? Are you kidding?

[trustmeiknow]

The Ambassador argues the US hasn’t changed its policy, the Chinese have. This is rational. China has grown. It has changed. The US is no longer a hegemon. The problem is that it consistently continues to act like one.

[TeacherLisaHello]

Scott ritter was not allowed to speak out. Assamge neither.

[windyelm]

Ambassador Nicholas Burns alleged China has changed a lot and became more aggressive. He needs to look from a different perspective. You simply cannot expect China to act the same way when they were relatively weak. When China becomes stronger, they sure will take steps to protect their core national interests, on issues like Taiwan, south China sea, etc.… So, the problem is not China has changed, it is the US has not changed its way to deal with a different, a lot more powerful China. Looking back, when secretary Blinken said to Chinese side in Anchorage that the US wants to talk to China from a position of strength. Yang responded: “in front of the Chinese side, the United States does not have the qualification to say that it wants to speak to China from a position of strength. The U.S. side was not even qualified to say such things even 20 years or 30 years back, because this is not the way to deal with the Chinese people. “

[hyuxion]

The question is: how many U.S. government employees can speak and understand Chinese? Without knowing your adversary, effective competition is impossible.

[rudykhoo]

Agreed with one china policy but their actions cannot honour the agreement. Agreed not to advance one inch towards USSR but their actions cannot honour their word.

[rayabc]

a new railway connecting china and europe is planned to be constructed. the starting point in china side is in xinjiang province. that's why us began to care about xinjiang

[WilliamMacLeod-enpm]

It’s my understanding that the Chinese minister of defence is a political appointee and not equivalent to the US SECDEF so it’s weird to hear him described as the leader of the PLA

[WWLooi-jsrl]

Master Cheng Yen of the famous Tzu Chi Foundation (Taiwan) has mentioned a few times, if the U.S. does not wake up, there won't be peace in this world.

[chriswong]

Henry Kissinger Quote: “To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.”
China PRC still treat Mr. Kissinger as a friend.... China PRC has no interest in Burns... How does USA not understand.

[MuffinManUSN]

25 Minutes things get a little spicy. Loving the passion yall

[Beeyousel]

Who started the Russian and Ukraine war in the first place?

[edenchenyl]

How do US & China compete peacefully when we see arm twisting by USA?

[oka]

Why can't China be stronger? So any strong/assertive position from China is viewed as a negative.

[garyhuang]

The US ambassador to China referenced mutual defense treaty and strong military deterrence, a learning from D-day. This is not comforting. The only good news is that he didn't say pre-emptive.

[jwchen]

Kishore Mahbubani or Jeffrey Sachs would have asked better questions of Ambassador Burns. GaoKao in China requires an English Essay for entry into college. We should require a Chinese language essay for the SAT or ACT here in the USA. Perhaps Kurt Campbell Dep State Sec can change his statements concerning what Chinese Nationals can learn in US Universities.

[ruudalonso]

Can you imagine how hard it is to debate with a propagandist where he is always right (US) and the counterpart is always wrong.

[Nw-nw]

Speak with truth in honour to the universal karma law US. Hope to see a better sincere humane and not a hypocrite government in US.