Kissinger Institute

Blumenthal: "The CCP wants a world that keeps the CCP safe from liberal democracies and gives them a new raison d'etre- that China stood up under Mao, reformed and opened up under Deng, and is now on the cusp of achieving national rejuvenation"

.@ewong "I think that in the long term, the way I see it playing out is that there's a fundamental difference in ideologies in these two countries because of the status occupied in the world and economic power is hard to reconcile with each other"

.@ewong : "The Soviet Union never occupied the same place in the world that the US did, and the US was able to contain it, especially in the global market," and sees US-China emergent conflict differing in China's market power in global markets

On Korean peninsula and the US-China relationship, @newsjean : "There's a long history of China seeking to play the central role in the Asia region" and a reassertion of role as Middle Kingdom. "We always assume" closeness of NK and China, but there is "resentment" from NK to CHN

.@newsjean : "Next year marks the 70th anniversary since the start of the Korean War, and 70 years since China poured troops into" conflict that saw tensions with US military. Lee believes China ideally does not want US troop movement into N. Korea

Lee: "We should look at North Korea as a cautionary tale. What happens when a small country feels like the only way it can remain relevant is to arm itself with nuclear weapons? If the diplomacy doesn't resolve itself," other states may follow suit

On BRI, @HillmanJE : "We're just now past the sixth year mark of BRI's initial announcement, and it's been a difficult six years. The brand has been tarnished in many ways, and yet the leaders of those countries go to Beijing and praise this initiative"

.@HillmanJE : "Infrastructure as a tool for influence is difficult, but highly attractive. Everyone wants to sign up, but most big projects cost more, take more time, and deliver fewer benefits than expected...China is learning what Western Powers already learned"