China's Power: Up for Debate

The challenges and opportunities presented by China’s rise are hotly contested. ChinaPower's annual conference features leading experts from both China and the U.S. to debate core issues underpinning the nature of Chinese power.

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[hyiux]

Ratner is so cute, he thinks Uncle Sam is the sole custodian of human rights and cites China's heavy-handed policies in Xinjiang as an example of China's moral bankruptcy. There's no debate China is oppressing Xinjiang's Islamic culture but Uncle Sam has no leg to stand on when it comes to its relationship with the Islamic world. China is not invading Muslim countries, or overthrowing both their democracies and dictatorships whichever it finds suitable, or is supporting an apartheid-like state's (i.e. Israel's) occupation of Muslim lands. These Washington experts live in a fairy-tale world of their own creation.

[MrZwt]

Guess I'll be following these discussions in the foreseeable future ahead then. I wonder how long will the U.S keep playing the victim card, especially when election year is getting closer and closer.

[sunglee]

Wow, none of the pro China speakers addressed the Intellectual Property theft issue, or their non tariff trade barriers.

[qiandeng]

Didn't really go through the whole video but if opening is anything to go by I can tell you now its a its a skewed and biased discussion. The senator should be ashamed of his understanding of the issues involving China, should rescue himself on any further involvement in China issues because he's so blatantly biased and will do nothing good for the most important relationship for mankind at least in the early 21st century. First about the samples of "economic aggression" he used, the THADD and Taiwan issue. As other poster have pointed out, THADD is a long range interception system, can do nothing to protect South Korea against North Korea Missiles which is right across the border, and South Korea already HAVE other shorter range defensive systems installed. The THADD system is more about US attempt to use the occasion as an excuse to install systems that tilts the greater nuclear strategic balance even more to its favor in East Asia (US already have vastly superior Nuclear triad in both quality and quantity), right in front of China's doorsteps. If anything to go by China's "retaliation" is damn SOFT. A comparable historical scenario is the Cuban missile crisis, which should actually be called US-initiated cold war nuclear crisis, which began with US installing nuclear missiles in Turkey in the underbelly of Russia. Russia only began installing missiles in Cuba as a RESPONSE and what was US's reaction? Initiated a wholesale blockade on Cuba. Compared to that wholesale blockade China's selective economic retaliation IS SOFT.

As for Taiwan? Why should he complain when US's own official position is there's only 1 China and official embassy is in Beijing? Who is he to accuse China of anything if China wants other nations and entities to affirm the 1 China position and for other nations and entities to abide to what is well within the international norm on national sovereignty? Just because US is playing a double game of "recognizing" 1 China position but effectively propping up Taiwan as a separate entity does not means other nations or entities should do the same thing and play around with the SOVEREIGNTY of a nation in the same way. China is entirely entitled to retaliate in forms of its choosing against entities that she deems to be effectively undermining her own sovereignty, the senator INCLUDED should it comes to pass.

As for the one belt one road projects, I've read and heard dozens of Western commentary harping on China regarding the Sri-Lanka port and paint the whole Chinese initiative as debt trap, which in actuality is just one project that stood out among many. Never do I hear they mention under which circumstance did this occur ( I read South Asian news that this port proposal actually came from previous Sri-Lanka administration, not China) nor do I ever hear they mention any success stories. Its also to note how does Chinese initiatives compares to US dominated IMF loan packages that have its own notoriety for corruption, devastating developing economies and have nations that received it ends up with little gains but lots of debt? Are they willing to do a professional, comprehensive comparison and evaluation instead of throwing trashy "Chinese debt trap" cliche at us day in and day out?

All in all, a very unsatisfactory opening. Oh and that bit when Chinese univ professor asked the question at around 57:00-58:00 that China INVITED US to join in and work on all the initiatives right from the start, should US try to rejoin now (but its US that choose to decline it all and remain outside only to criticize and attack it later rather than work with China on possible deficiencies right from the start) gets mistranslated and interpreted by the senator into "it's China's intention to isolated us so we need to get our own plan" just baffles the mind. Extremely disappointing.

[kresobilan]

Shouldn't the public be critical of people who are responsible for the failed policy toward China, of people who are now crying the wolf?

[agusagus-ciid]

CSIS is more pro US hawkish propaganda.
asia society is more neutral and objective.

[shaoqisu]

Must SAY Pei is a marvelous professional with upright soul & wise mind. Enjoy his comments so much. Congratuation and blessing his academic.

[NangongReng]

They shouldn’t have proposition and opposition about who is right or wrong. If u are pragmatic, US will lose, for sure.How would anyone blame others on all the bad things done without setting a good example of being a responsible stakeholder? If I were the debater, I would show all the evidence of the US’s crimes or actions that harm world harmony and then asked them, ” Well, how to u explain all these crimes that u have done? So if u commit crime all day long, what right do u have to lecture others?

[zyang]

If it weren't for Wu Xinbo's less proficient English, he would've beat MinXin Pei's pants off.

[mustavogaia]

1:22:27 / 2:50:20 / 3:52:20 / 5:45:55 /6:57:10 /8:19:46

[Maeda_Toshiie]

Oh lawl, look at all these armchair military analysts in the comments.

[tommyxiao]

The rise of China is a different approach to human civilization. It seems more like a complex function different from functions in just real number field.

[pcsing]

Mr.Markey is past used-by date and need to retire immediately, he is severely out of touch.

[chfgbp]

Well, time will tell. One thing is for sure, u can't kill off 1/5 humanity, especially Chicom-led chinaman.

[zanecai]

South China Sea is mainly China's Sea Lane. China's task is to prevent other hostile force trying to block it or harass China's commercial activities at South China Sea.