Debate: Coronavirus Will Reshape The World Order In China's Favor

How might coronavirus reshape geopolitics? For some, the answer is clear: China is on the rise. While Washington embraces “America First,” they argue, Beijing is stepping up to provide material assistance to struggling nations and convening global leaders. But others see a global future where China’s standing is diminished, not bolstered. They look to China’s lack of transparency around the outbreak, stringent domestic lockdown policies, and economic slowdown.

For The Motion:

• Kurt M. Campbell - CEO, The Asia Group & Former Diplomat

• Kishore Mahbubani - Former President, UN Security Council & Author, Has China Won?

Against The Motion:

• Minxin Pei - Scholar & Author, China's Crony Capitalism

• Susan Thornton - Senior Fellow, Yale's Paul Tsai China Center & Former Diplomat