U.S.-China Competition and the Emerging Asia-Pacific Order

The Sino-American contest has far-reaching implications that structure how competition in the Asia-Pacific is realized. The tenor of the bilateral relationship hangs over issues including security in the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. alliance system and competing trade blocs such as CPTPP. Pressing regional challenges such as diplomacy with Pyongyang and stability in the South China Sea are contingent on how Beijing and Washington manage as well as balance the forces of rivalry and engagement. To assess these dynamics, this discussion reviews the China-U.S. relationship and how it is strategically configured into their bilateral and multilateral approaches to the region. Speakers consider how regional powers hedge or align their policies within great power competition and review how tensions are shaping impulses for regional primacy. This panel is part of IPD's East Asia Strategy Forum 2021. #EASF2021 👥 Panelists: • Michael D. Swaine: Director, East Asia Program, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft • Ralph A. Cossa: President Emeritus & WSD-Handa Chair, Pacific Forum • Robert S. Ross: Professor, Boston College; Associate, Harvard Fairbank Center • Michael Vlahos: Professor, Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs; Senior Fellow, Institute for Peace & Diplomacy 🎙️ Moderator: • Van Jackson: Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington; Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation; Defence & Strategy Fellow, Centre for Strategic Studies 🔗 Learn more: https://peacediplomacy.org/easf2021/ 🔔 Follow us below: • Website: https://peacediplomacy.org/ • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Institutefo... • Twitter:   / diplomacy_peace   • LinkedIn:   / the-institute-for-peace-diplomacy   • Facebook:   / peacediplomacyorg   • Instagram:   / peacediplomacyorg   👉 Donate: https://peacediplomacy.org/donate/