Robert Daly -  Framing Western Rivalry with China: Wrong Questions & Vague Answers
Channel: IIEA
Date: 2020-03-12

The United States’ 2017 National Security Strategy claimed that rivalry with China was a greater security challenge than terrorism. In May 2019 the European Commission labelled China as a “Systemic Rival.” Robert Daly will address this stark departure from the commitment to engaging China that characterised the previous four decades. He will argue that the goals, limits, and costs of rivalry remain undefined. Mr Daly will touch on key issues in the debate, including: security architectures; trade and financial regimes; global norms; value systems; and China’s attempts to influence communities and institutions overseas.

About the Speaker:

Robert Daly has been director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Woodrow Wilson Center since 2013. He has previously served as a U.S. diplomat in Beijing; as an interpreter for Chinese and U.S. leaders, including President Carter and Secretary of State Kissinger; and has worked as head of China programs at Johns Hopkins, and the University of Maryland. He has testified before Congress, lectured widely in both countries, and regularly offers analysis for top media outlets.

Filmed on the 6th of March 2020