The UKNCC Guest Contributor Programme publishes contrasting responses by leading authors to key questions. The programme is designed to stimulate a deeper exploration of China related issues, drive curiosity and test conventional wisdom. All responses have been written for the Guest Contributor Programme and have not been published elsewhere.
How can the West navigate a dilemma between trade and security regarding China? Themes: the dilemma between the West’s trade...
How does the Indo-Pacific view China and vice-versa? Themes: diplomatic history between the Indo-Pacific and China; trade relations in the...
To what extent do the UK and China share a common narrative about their shared history? Themes: Chinese and British...
Will China’s efforts to address its demographic challenges succeed? Themes: China’s demographic challenges and social policies; the effects of the...
What do the Taiwanese people want in relation to the P.R.C? Themes: the history of Taiwanese cultural, social, and political...
How can China and the U.S. build trust in a time of rising geopolitical tensions? Themes: challenges facing Sino-American relations...
What does the China-US rivalry mean for the semiconductor industry? Themes: the role of the semi-conductor industry in geopolitics; the...
How does China view the future of world order? Themes: Xi Jinping’s Global Initiatives and political thought; China’s relations with...
Authors: Prof. Joseph Nye,
Dr. Sun Chenghao
Themes: challenges facing Sino-American relations under Trump; history of China-US relations; cooperation on global challenges; China-US economic competition; potential international communication channels.
Authors: Dr. Charles Austin Jordan, Dr. Yan Shi, Joerg Wuttke
Themes: the dilemma between the West’s trade and security concerns; western perceptions of China; history of Chinese trade with the West; potential paths to de-escalation; future outlook on the West’s trade relations with China.
Themes: China’s demographic challenges and social policies; the effects of the One-Child-Policy and Hukou System; social reform; the impact of demographics of China’s future economic development.
Authors: Dr. Rogier Creemers, Hung-Wen Lin, Dr. Dong Ting
Themes: the role of the semi-conductor industry in geopolitics; the implications of recent sanctions; supply chain issues in the semi-conductor industry; the outlook of US-China relations.
Authors: Dr. Olivia Cheung, Dr. Sari Arho Havrén, Dr. Cath Jones
Themes: Xi Jinping’s Global Initiatives and political thought; China’s relations with the global south and the west; China’s approach to the current world order and its ambitions for the future.
Authors: Manoj Kewalramani, Selina Ho
Themes: diplomatic history between the Indo-Pacific and China; trade relations in the Indo-Pacific; Chinese and Indo-Pacific development projects; possible future outlooks for relations between China and the Indo-Pacific.
Authors: Prof. Kerry Brown, Prof. Rana Mitter, Dr. Wang Huiyao
Themes: Chinese and British narratives and memories of imperialism, war, and colonialism; the impact of these narratives on current Anglo-Chinese political and economic relationships.
Authors: Dr. Bi Yu Chang, Russell Hsiao, Prof. Chien-min Chao
Themes: the history of Taiwanese cultural, social, and political identity; Taiwanese perceptions on democracy, the PRC, and Hong Kong; possible implications of Trump’s proposed policies on Taiwan.