2015/16 IPS-Nathan Lectures: Lecture II (US-China Relations)

The series of 2015/16 IPS-Nathan Lectures is titled “Dealing with an Ambiguous World”.
The second lecture gives an overview of US-China relations, which have set the tone for how East Asia has conducted its international relations. The US-China relationship has been among the most complex of the post-Cold War adjustments underway. The lecture will examine the basic factors that define the parameters of the adjustments and in this context also examine the roles of Japan, Russia and India. It will also examine the South China Sea issue as a proxy for US-China adjustments.


Downloads

• Report on Lecture II: US-China Relations
• Speech by Mr Bilahari Kausikan
• 2015/16 IPS-Nathan Lecture Series: Lecture II by Mr Bilahari Kausikan (Soundcloud)

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Media Coverage

• The Straits Times. 2016. War is unlikely but distrust runs deep. 27 February
  联合早报. 2016. 巡回大使比拉哈里：中美不会发生文明冲突. 2月26日
  
• Six-six.com. 2016. It’s complicated: Status of US-China relations. 26 February
• South China Morning Post. 2016. Insecurities and bluster: The roots of distrust between China and the US. 26 February