Kissinger Institute

Daly: "There are some worrisome signs that each side would want to set up blocks, but there's also been a great deal of pushback against soft power- against Trumpism and Xi-ism" over past year. Other nations' interests are constraining soft power development"

Daly on future framing Amb. John Bolton's recent Africa remarks as a counter to China: "First, this is bad Africa policy and implies a desire to set up blocks" against China

@MeredithOyen : " It's interesting that one of the reasons we have a manageable long-term relationship is movement of Chinese students coming to the U.S. But a lot of developments this year are troubling"- talk of student visas from Chinese students , one year visas in tech, etc

Oyen: "Confucius institutes and scholar organizations have come under increased scrutiny as influence activities," notes important questions to be asked about Chinese money but "some of these questions can get easily overblown"

Oyen: suspicion "richocheting out from reports on Chinese influence there are ways where there can be new kinds of suspicion of Chinese in the United States, and this does not bolster a strong and necessary foundation in the Sino-American relationship"

Daly notes Xi Jinping characterizing ovrerseas Chinese as "once Chinese, always Chinese" which have stoked concerns on United Front work. "But the danger of it being overblown is clear"

Yun Sun believes student visas, tuition "creates pressure in China about concerns on coming to the United States as a student. "

Sun: "But overall if you compare the openness of the American academia environment and how the government treats foreign students and scholars with China, the difference is still pretty distinct""