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Open Questions‘Embrace the moment’: on China, Daniel Kritenbrink puts pragmatism first
Former US ambassador to Vietnam says a return to the past for US-China relations is unrealistic, but both economic powers benefit from ties
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Daniel J. Kritenbrink is a partner at The Asia Group. Previously, Kritenbrink served in the United States government as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs and ambassador to Vietnam. His diplomatic career spans three decades and includes assignments in Japan, China, Kuwait and Washington.
In this interview, Kritenbrink discusses the many nuances of the US-China relationship, from cooperation to competition to rivalry, and argues both countries should weigh the positives and negatives of ties fairly to avoid a “white-hot” conflict.
This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here.
Given that commercial outcomes appear to be increasingly dependent on geopolitical shifts – export controls, tariffs, sanctions, cross-border data rules – how should multinational firms prepare themselves for shocks in US-China relations?
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