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Earl Carr
Earl Carr
Earl Carr is founder and chief executive officer at CJPA Global Advisors LLC. Based in New York, he manages a multidisciplinary team of global research analysts, software engineers, marketing specialists, geopolitical analysts, and media professionals. Mr Carr is also an adjunct instructor at NYU.

From healthcare to weapons, the ethical frameworks the US and China develop will influence global norms and define standards in coming decades.

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US officials must assess the impact of projects such as the Jakarta-Bandung railway, especially environmentally and socially, to be able to offer convincing alternatives.

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Top-level US-China military communication was halted after Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last year. But there are now signs of a breakthrough, with concrete action towards renewed defence relations.

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The third Belt and Road Forum is likely to have a different atmosphere to the one in 2019 amid changing priorities and a darker global context. Developing nations could bear the brunt as China focuses more on smaller, targeted projects in geopolitically important regions.

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The US has lagged behind in its efforts to engage with Pacific island nations, but recent action is attempting to reverse this trend. However, words will only be meaningful if they are followed by concrete action that genuinely involves engaging Pacific nations economically and diplomatically.

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China’s ailing property sector is dependent on surging amounts of debt that are unsustainable. With over 40 per cent of local government bonds maturing in the next five years, authorities face a debt squeeze which, even if overcome, will recur without serious reform.

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Both sides need to dial down military action, and return to the negotiating table in good faith. A Biden-Xi meeting is tentatively planned for November. The two leaders should focus on areas of cooperation, not bones of contention.

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If threatened, Beijing could impose its own sanctions on American companies and cut off critical access to manufacturing capabilities and its huge consumer market. In a worst-case scenario for the West, Beijing could choose to openly supply Russia with military and economic aid.

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The constructive engagement between the two countries goes back decades, and any damage to the bilateral relationship will hurt the global economy. Fundamental differences aside, the two must try to find common ground on core strategic interests.

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