Da Wei: Will the US and China Decouple or Rebalance?

Da Wei, Director of the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University in Beijing, joins us to discuss tariffs, the prospects of a trade deal, Russia’s global role, and the coming multipolar order. 

Time Stamps:

• 00:53 Was China prepared for Trump’s tariffs?
• 02:55 Does Washington want to decouple from China or rebalance trade?
• 08:49 Is the US improvising or following a plan?
• 11:57 What can China do to influence US policy?
• 15:49 Can China invest in the US? 
• 20:46 Increasing domestic consumption in China
• 30:25 Can trade and Taiwan be linked?
• 35:20 Russia’s position in the world
• 43:26 What will multipolarity look like?

*The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.