Former Australian PM Visits SIIS
2016/09/10 read：521
On April 22, Kevin Rudd, former Australian Prime Minister and now Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs of Harvard Kennedy School, visited SIIS and delivered a talk, releasing his latest report entitled The Future of U.S.-China Relations under Xi Jinping.
His talk focused on two themes: whether the rise of China will lead to conflicts between China and the United States; and how the U.S. should perceive the impact of a rising China in order to maintain a stable bilateral relationship and world order at large. He gave detailed suggestions by addressing seven core questions he raised.
First and foremost, Mr. Rudd refuted David Shambaugh’s “Chinese Crackup” case by arguing that China’s reform and opening-up and its growth model are resilient and therefore sustainable, and that the chances of a U.S.-China conflict are slim in the foreseeable future. He contended that with growing comprehensive national power, China would further integrate into the global order to become a proactive stakeholder in the reform of global rule-making process. He highlighted constructive realism as a pathway toward a common purpose for U.S. and China. In his policy recommendations put forward, Mr. Rudd explained how a new framework of constructive realism could enhance U.S.-China relations, solve regional issues, build an Asia-Pacific community and promote cooperation in areas U.S. and China could work together. The talk was followed by a Q&A session and a press conference.
Participants in the lecture included SIIS experts, scholars from the Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the Shanghai International Studies University, and the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, correspondents and news reporters from news agencies such as Xinhua News Agency, China News Service, and China Daily, Jiefang Daily, Wenhuibao, The Paper and Guancha Zhen.
His talk focused on two themes: whether the rise of China will lead to conflicts between China and the United States; and how the U.S. should perceive the impact of a rising China in order to maintain a stable bilateral relationship and world order at large. He gave detailed suggestions by addressing seven core questions he raised.
First and foremost, Mr. Rudd refuted David Shambaugh’s “Chinese Crackup” case by arguing that China’s reform and opening-up and its growth model are resilient and therefore sustainable, and that the chances of a U.S.-China conflict are slim in the foreseeable future. He contended that with growing comprehensive national power, China would further integrate into the global order to become a proactive stakeholder in the reform of global rule-making process. He highlighted constructive realism as a pathway toward a common purpose for U.S. and China. In his policy recommendations put forward, Mr. Rudd explained how a new framework of constructive realism could enhance U.S.-China relations, solve regional issues, build an Asia-Pacific community and promote cooperation in areas U.S. and China could work together. The talk was followed by a Q&A session and a press conference.
Participants in the lecture included SIIS experts, scholars from the Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the Shanghai International Studies University, and the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, correspondents and news reporters from news agencies such as Xinhua News Agency, China News Service, and China Daily, Jiefang Daily, Wenhuibao, The Paper and Guancha Zhen.