US-CHINA RIVALRY IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC UNDER TRUMP 2.0: CHINA'S STRATEGIC VISION FOR AUSTRALIA

BO MA

August 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM UTC

This presentation explores the escalating rivalry between the United States and China in the Asia-Pacific region under the renewed Trump administration, with a particular focus on its implications for Australia. Drawing on recent Chinese scholarly and official analyses since 2025, the seminar critically assesses how Chinese academia has perceived and responded to the Trump administration's Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS 2.0). It identifies four principal concerns raised by Chinese scholars: intensified security tensions, ongoing sovereignty disputes in the South China Sea, disruption to China-ASEAN diplomatic and strategic relations, and threats to China's economic interests in the region. The talk concludes by evaluating Chinese strategic perceptions of Australia's role within this dynamic geopolitical context. About the Speaker BoMais an Associate Professor at the School of International Studies and serves as Assistant Director of the China Center for Collaborative Study of the South China Sea at Nanjing University. Previously, he was the Wang Gungwu Visiting Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore and a British Chevening Scholar (2019–2020). Dr.Maearned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) in 2014. He is the author of Chinese Foreign Policy in Xi Jinping’s Era: A Grand Design and Hot Issues, published by World Scientific Publishing (Singapore) in 2018, and The Belt and Road Initiative: Opportunity and Challenge for China’s Neighboring Foreign Policy, forthcoming from Social Sciences Academic Press (Beijing) in 2026. His commentary has appeared in outlets such as The Diplomat, Fulcrum, South China Morning Post, Global Times, and China Daily. His research interests include Chinese international relations theory, China's foreign policy, Sino-U.S. relations, and public international law, with a particular emphasis on territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The ANU China Seminar Series is supported by the Australian Centre on China in the World at ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.

大学沙龙第238期:黄靖——特朗普再度执政: 美国政策大逆转与中美关系走向

主讲人: 黄靖 上海外国语大学特聘教授、博士生导师,上海区域与国别研究院美国与亚太研究所所长,北京临界战略咨询联合创始人。曾任北京语言大学特聘教授及国别和区域研究院学术院长,李光耀公共政策学院特聘讲席教授及亚洲与全球化研究所所长,布鲁金斯学会资深研究员。先后任教于哈佛大学、犹他州立大学(终身教授)、斯坦福大学。其专著《中共政治中的宗派主义》由剑桥大学出版社出版并获大平正芳奖。研究领域涵盖中国高层政治、发展战略、中美关系及亚太安全等。德国博思学院终身院士,四川大学英语文学学士,复旦大学历史学硕士,哈佛大学政治学博士。 评议人: 李巍 中国人民大学吴玉章特聘教授、博士生导师,国际关系学院副院长,区域国别研究院副院长,美国研究中心主任。担任多学术期刊编委及全国外交学研究会副会长。专长国际政治经济学、美国政治经济、经济外交与全球治理。曾任美国亚太安全研究中心、康奈尔大学、日本亚洲经济研究所和柏林自由大学访问学者。著有《制度之战:战略竞争时代的中美关系》《制衡美元:政治领导与货币崛起》等,论文发表于国内外主要学术期刊。 主持人: 夏立平 同济大学中国战略研究院副院长、政治与国际关系学院创始院长、博士生导师,历史学博士、法学硕士。兼任中共中央台办海峡两岸关系研究中心兼职研究员、国务院发展研究中心客座研究员及多家学会理事。曾任美国大西洋理事会高级研究员、蒙特雷国际研究学院客座研究员、斯德哥尔摩大学客座教授等。研究专长涵盖美国国家安全战略、亚太安全、国际核军备控制及中国对外战略。

August 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM UTC

特朗普二次上台后,抛弃了二战以来主导美国内外政策的威尔逊自由国际主义,回归杰克逊保守孤立主义。如此政策大逆转的原因何在?给中美关系已至整个世界格局带来了怎样的变化和影响?如何评估和判断当下的中美博弈和走向?搜索“大学沙龙”YouTube频道收看讲座。