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Daniel Russel
Daniel Russel
Daniel Russel, a former assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs at the US State Department, is vice-president for international security and diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute. He was previously diplomat in residence and senior fellow at the institute.

The prominence of global conflicts beyond the Indo-Pacific highlights how the US and China can no longer isolate different theatres of competition.

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China, Japan and South Korea will convene a long-delayed summit despite differences on global conflicts and the unlikelihood of fruitful trade talks. All three countries share a desire to stabilise the region, especially given potential uncertainties stemming from the coming US presidential election.

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Projects face delays as the coronavirus prevents Beijing from supplying the goods and people needed. And project resources will be diverted as China focuses on its own recovery. But the biggest casualty may be a loss of faith in Chinese-style connectivity

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New models of global governance that promote healthy competition as well as cooperation on big challenges are needed to address the changing dynamics between the US and China.