Updated: 6:00am, 10 Mar 2025
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Zheng Yongnian is a leading political scientist in China and a government adviser. His academic work is mainly about contemporary China, particularly politics, the country’s transformation and its external relations. In an interview conducted before China’s “two sessions”, he discussed the impact of Maga on China, and how the country could become more resilient. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here.
The United States and Russia are discussing how to end the Ukraine war. What would be the impact on China of a sudden thaw in US-Russia ties, and could this increase the possibility of the US aligning with Russia against China?