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Past Event

Stockholm China Forum: 17th Edition

October 6, 2016 to October 7, 2016
Washington, DC
Related programs: 
Stockholm China Forum, Asia Program

On October 6-7, 2016, the 17th iteration of Stockholm China Forum took place in Washington, D.C. By bringing together senior U.S., European, and Chinese representatives from government, media, business, and academia and with a remarkably topical agenda the Forum creates a unique, and interactive intellectual space where the most pressing policy issues that concern all three policy communities are discussed.

The topics covered ranged from Obama’s rebalance legacy for the Asian security to EU-China relations after Brexit, and the implications of rising populism in Europe and the United States on China policy.

A storyline of the event below will guide you through the discussions and the broader questions, arguments, and thoughts on the state of play of the trilateral relationship.

Notes from Stockholm China Forum,

By Amy Studdart

“Everything You Need To Know About China, #1”

Our Asia Fellow Amy Studdart opened the discussion by live-blogging the event. Her posts guided us through the most crucial policy questions on China:

  • Who is going to set the rules of the global economy, and what will they be?
  • Is “cyber” necessarily a competitive space between the U.S., Europe, and China? And are the U.S. and Europe so far apart that they can’t work together in shaping global policy?
  • Can China be a partner in addressing some of the world’s worst crises?
  • What’s going on in Chinese politics?

Read more here

“Everything You Need To Know About China, #2”

A short recap of the six years of U.S.-EU-China relations and the Forum’s evolution. “While everything changes, everything remains the same as well”? Progress or regress? Read more here.

The Hangzhou G20 Summit: A Readout and Obama's Rebalance: What Legacy for the Asian Security Order?

“Whither the Liberal Order?”

What are the models and values upon which the West’s relationship with China is built, and the framework within which it operates? How should we evaluate the Obama rebalance? Read more here

Andrew Small‏ 

The “Asia rebalance is the project of a generation not an administration” #scf17

— Andrew Small (@ajwsmall) October 7, 2016

Hans Kundnani‏

United States is trying to create a liberal order in Asia, not defend an existing order - something very different. #SCF17

— Hans Kundnani (@hanskundnani) October 7, 2016

Amy Chang‏   

"Is it possible to incorporate a large illiberal state into a liberal world order w/o sacrificing principles on which it is based?" #SCF17

— Amy Chang (@quelquefois) October 7, 2016

Related article: Aaron Friedberg, “Obama’s legacy in Asia: A growing rivalry?”, Transatlantic Take, August 31, 2016.

Europe, the U.K., and China: The Relationshp(s) Beyond Brexit

“Bad News Brexit”

Bad for China, Bad for Britain, Bad for Europe…Read more here

Andrew Small‏   

Chinese speaker: Brexit partly reflects the rebellion of the grassroots against the elite in Europe #SCF17

— Andrew Small (@ajwsmall) October 7, 2016

Malin Oud‏    

Britain has ditched all talk on human rights after pressure from China after Cameron meeting with Dalai Lama.
#SCF17

— Malin Oud (@MalinOud) October 7, 2016

Related article : Andrew Small, “China-UK relations: Come What May”,  Transatlantic Take, August 31, 2016

Global Hotspots and Crisis Management: How Much Substance is There to the West's Cooperation with China?

“Avoiding World War III: The South China Sea”

A recent Pew survey found that 59% of Chinese respondents are concerned that tensions in the South China Sea could turn into military conflict. At Stockholm China Forum pessimism among European and U.S. policymakers was just as high. Read more here

Amy Chang

"China's increased aggression [in Asia] a result of increased ambition/optimism post-2008 GFC, and inherent insecurity of CCP regime" #SCF17

— Amy Chang (@quelquefois) October 7, 2016

Andrew Small‏   

US official-on Afghanistan, China's role has been very constructive. Ec support; sec assistance; important dip role on reconciliation #SCF17

— Andrew Small (@ajwsmall) October 7, 2016

CFR’s Asia Unbound recorded “Live from Stockholm China Forum”. Listen to the podcast.

Populism: What Shifting Domestic Politics in the West Mean for Future Dealings With China? 

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian

Theme at #scf17: How will Europe, in the throes of the "politics of loss," engage with China? Is China now main champion of globalization?

— B. Allen-Ebrahimian (@BethanyAllenEbr) October 7, 2016

Overcapacity, Outbound Investment and the Changing Geoeconomic Order: Are We Heading For A Clash?

“Saving Our Open Economy”

The big takeaways from the enormously dense conversation on trade and investment at SCF17.

Read more here

Hans Kundnani‏

My conclusion from #SCF17: major shift among U.S. China experts towards the idea of reciprocity. @FGodement was way ahead of the game!

— Hans Kundnani (@hanskundnani) October 7, 2016

Follow the story line of SCF 17 

Stockholm China Forum - Washington DC, October 2016

The Stockholm China Forum is an initiative of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The Forum also benefitted from the additional support of the Wallenberg Foundations AB.

Andrew Small

Senior Transatlantic Fellow, Asia Program

Amy Studdart

Event Details

October 6, 2016
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