Freelance Journalist, former Wall Street Journal Senior Editor.
bob.davisreports@gmail.com
The former Defense Secretary under George W. Bush and Barack Obama talks about Xi Jinping's relations with the PLA, Taiwan and how the U.S. should deal with China and Russia.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2023/11/19/robert-gates-on-the-militarys-relationship-with-china/The Obama-era U.S. Trade Representative discusses the U.S.'s need to figure out what it wants from China economically, the problem with tariffs and his regrets over TPP.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2023/11/12/mike-froman-on-the-china-trade-question/The Clinton-era Treasury Secretary and banker discusses why investors should steer away from China and the issues with linking trade and human rights.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2023/09/10/robert-rubin-on-whether-the-u-s-should-want-china-to-prosper/#The economist and former Treasury official discusses China's currency policy, its influence over U.S. markets and the best way for Washington to respond.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2023/07/23/brad-setser-on-the-myths-and-realities-of-chinas-financial-power/#The Biden administration’s Asia chief discusses how its approach to China differs from the Trump era, Beijing’s support for Russia and its intentions towards Taiwan.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2023/07/16/kurt-campbell-on-talking-to-china-again/#The ambassador to China talks about the airing of grievances; the military-to-military stalemate; and if there is really a 'thaw' in U.S.-China relations.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2023/06/04/nicholas-burns-on-managing-the-competition-with-china/The Chinese economist discusses why a prosperous China is good for the U.S.; recent changes in the Chinese leadership; and how Beijing sees relations with Russia, the U.S. and Europe.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2023/04/23/yao-yang-on-why-china-and-the-u-s-need-to-talk/The former national security advisor talks about George W. Bush's approach to China, Jiang Zemin's response to 9/11 and 'Track Two' engagement with Beijing.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2023/04/02/stephen-j-hadley-on-keeping-china-relations-on-track/The former secretary of state talks about how the Trump administration changed U.S.-China relations; why he accused Beijing of genocide in Xinjiang; and why U.S. politicians should visit Taiwan.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2023/03/19/mike-pompeo-on-sounding-the-alarm-about-china/The business veteran and former State Department official talks about pushing back against Huawei; 'tech statecraft'; and fighting back when the market is no longer free.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2022/12/11/keith-krach-on-weaponizing-trust/The former U.S. Trade Representative, diplomat and World Bank president talks about his 40-year relationship with China, including refreshing the WTO deal; the danger of fortress economies; why engagement hasn't failed; and what he thinks about Xi Jinping.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2022/08/05/robert-zoellick-on-accepting-china-as-it-is/The lionized economist talks about alternatives and counterfactuals in the U.S.-China relationship; the lessons from both the Japanese and Russian experiences; and why truculence is never productive.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2022/07/17/lawrence-summers-on-the-principles-of-a-multipolar-system/A key figure in the Trump administration, the former reporter and Marine talks about the reality of the Chinese Communist Party's ambitions, the value of concrete actions vs. rhetoric, how Xi was flummoxed by Trump, and why the CCP just can't help itself.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2022/06/26/matthew-pottinger-on-flipping-the-u-s-china-paradigm-on-its-head/The chief U.S. negotiator when China joined the WTO reflects on the surprises and failures of that landmark deal and why she thinks the U.S. can stay preeminent, even if it's not predominant.
https://www.thewirechina.com/2022/05/08/charlene-barshefsky-on-why-engagement-with-china-is-more-important-than-ever/Freelance Journalist, former Wall Street Journal Senior Editor.
bob.davisreports@gmail.com