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as maintaining good relations with Taiwan, interacting with the Tibetan government in exile, and expressing support for human rights. When President Donald Trump assumed office in 2017 and actively began courting Chinese President Xi Jinping, first at Mar-a-Lago and then at the Beijing summit, Congress took a

t the House Congressional China Caucus and the Senate China Working Group were inactive. Most recently, the 115th Congress has actively embraced the Trump administration’s view that China has benefited more from the bilateral relationship than has the United States. In fact, amidst all the partisan warf

GEN. KARL EIKENBERRY (RET.) Stanford University DONALD EMMERSON Stanford University FRANCIS FUKUYAMA St

al plea from the Chinese president. Nevertheless, President Trump’s dominance in the Republican Party means that fe

Relations BILAHARI KAUSIKAN Former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore RICHARD MCGREGOR Lowy Institute, Australia EVA PILS King’s College London, United Kingdom VOLKER STANZEL German Council on Foreign Relations The views expressed in this publication are solely those of the participants in

sing.fcc.gov /myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=1487042. 17 Eller, Donnelle, “China-backed newspaper insert tries to undermine lowa farm support for Trump, trade war.” September 24, 2018. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2018/09/24/china -daily-watch-advertisement-tries-sway-iow

ystem is lobbying. For example, within one day of President Trump tweeting his openness to a settlement with ZTE Co

October 11, 2018, https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/chinese -power-may-lead-global-academic-censorship-crisis#survey-answer. 13 For example, King’s College London increased its CSC PhD scholarships tenfold “in recent years.” King’s College London, July 12, 2017, accessed October 11, 2018, https://www.kcl.ac.uk/

ity’s Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Donald Emmerson is Director of the Southeast Asia Progra

nior Fellow at the Lowy Institute and journalist. Eva Pils is a Professor of Law and Director of Doctoral Studies at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London. Volker Stanzel is Vice President of the German Council on Foreign Relations and former German Ambassador to China and Japan. About the Participant