The relationship between the US and China is highly consequential for both countries and the world. U.S.-China relations are complex and often tense due to a variety of factors including ongoing trade disputes. How should the U.S. manage its relationship with China? What strategy should the U.S. employ across economic, diplomatic, military, and technological domains? Attend this student-moderated Forum to engage with different perspectives on these questions.
This student-moderated discussion is part of CEHV's "Civil Discourse Forums" series. Forum topics are selected by our undergraduate Civil Discourse Fellows trained in the 4Cs of civil discourse (Be Curious, Be Charitable, Be Conscientious, Be Constructive).
CEHV's Civil Discourse for Citizenship initiative is pursued with generous support from the Derrow Family Foundation and in partnership with Ohio State's Civil Discourse Project.
Speakers
Connor Fiddler
Connor Fiddler is a Non-Resident Fellow, and was an Associate Deputy Director for the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. His research covers Asian security, US alliance management, and US grand strategy. He has held previous positions at the American Enterprise Institute and the Ronald Reagan Institute, where he focused on foreign and defense policy. His research has been published in The Hill, The National Interested, The Diplomat, and RealClearDefense, among others. He has his master’s degree from George Washington University and is a Young Leader with the Pacific Forum.
Ali Wyne
Ali Wyne is the Senior Research and Advocacy Advisor for US-China Relations for the International Crisis Group. He reports on and analyses the development of U.S. policy toward China in the U.S. Congress and the executive branch. He helps to formulate Crisis Group’s recommendations for easing tensions, managing crises, and preventing conflicts between Washington and Beijing, and works to introduce them into debates among U.S. policymakers and thought leaders. Ali is a security fellow with the Truman National Security Project, a former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a former David Rockefeller fellow with the Trilateral Commission. He is the author of “America’s Great-Power Opportunity: Revitalizing U.S. Foreign Policy to Meet the Challenges of Strategic Competition” (Polity, 2022).
Moderators
George Bernard
George is a third-year majoring in Finance and Information Systems with a minor in History on the Pre-Law track. He is involved with Undergraduate Student Government as the head of the legislative branch, Buckeye Undergraduate Consulting Club, and serves as the Secretary of BridgeUSA at Ohio State. Outside of school, he is an avid Columbus Blue Jackets Fan.
Elise Brown
Elise is a senior pursuing a double major in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, alongside Theatre. She is actively involved in several organizations, including OSU's pre-law fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta, Buckeyes for Baking, and The Ohio Innocence Project. She has served as a Legislative Page at the Ohio House of Representatives and as the External Communications Associate for an Ohio Senate campaign.