Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues

The participants acknowledged that relations between the United States and China have been contentious over the past few years and that intensified economic, ideological, and security competition represents a significant threat to global prosperity and world peace. At the same time, participants discussed hopeful signs over the last few months, as President Xi and President Trump have established more regular communications and publicly expressed interest in improved relations. The upcoming meeting between the two will be an opportunity to seek common ground on trade and security issues, even as strategic competition persists.

The participant list is as follows: (alphabetical by last name)

• Thomas BANCHOFF, vice president for global engagement, Georgetown University
• Rush DOSHI, assistant professor of security studies, Georgetown University
• James V. FEINERMAN, James and Catherine Denny Chair in Democratic Capitalism, James M. Morita Professor of Asian Legal Studies, and faculty director, Georgetown Center for Asian Law
• JIA Qingguo, professor at the School of International Studies, director of the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding and director of Global Governance, Peking University; CCCW distinguished nonresident fellow
• Daniel KRITENBRINK, partner, The Asia Group
• LEE Kai-Fu, chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures; president of Sinovation Ventures Artificial Intelligence Institute; CCCW steering committee member
• LI Cheng, director, Centre on Contemporary China and the World, The University of Hong Kong
• Evan MEDEIROS, Penner Family Chair in Asian Studies and the Cling Family Senior Fellow in U.S.-China Relations, Georgetown University
• WANG Tao, head of Asia Economic Research and Chief China Economist at UBS Investment Bank; CCCW distinguished nonresident fellow
• Edward YAU, CCCW distinguished nonresident fellow