Relations between the United States and China will be on the agenda at the next meeting of the Deltaville Great Decisions group next week.
Dr. Taiyi Sun, an assistant professor of political science at Christopher Newport University, will lead the discussion at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 at the Deltaville Community Association building, 17147 General Puller Highway, Deltaville. His research focuses on Chinese politics, Sino-U.S. relations, state-society relations, and civic engagement.
Washington’s relations with Beijing have reached an ominous low ebb, a release from the Great Decisions’ group stated. Both American political parties have identified China as the country’s preeminent geopolitical challenger in the eyes of many, a systemic threat. The talk will examine what is driving this deterioration of Sino-American relations, and what are America’s strategic options in the face of Chinese power and ambitions.
Sun appears regularly on domestic and international media outlets, such as V...