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Open Dialogue

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Kenneth Rogoff and Yu Yongding on Trump, the dollar and the rise of the yuan

 Illustration: Henry Wong

The two economists reflect on how the Trump administration’s recent actions have harmed the US dollar – and handed China a golden opportunity.


Li Cheng and Andy Browne discuss what Trump gets wrong about China and where next for ties

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and China’s Vice-Premier He Lifeng pictured in Geneva on May 10, ahead of their meeting to discuss trade relations and tariffs. Photo: AFP

US President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019. Photo: AFP

White House ‘should really find some people who understand the Chinese economy and politics’, political science expert suggests.


In our Open Dialogue series, we bring together leading voices to discuss the stories and subjects occupying international headlines.


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Open Dialogue – SCMP hosts face-off debates by global opinion leaders

In our Open Dialogue series, we bring together leading voices to discuss the stories and subjects occupying international headlines.

Open Dialogue | Is the US dollar’s decline inevitable? Kenneth Rogoff and Yu Yongding weigh in

The two economists reflect on how the Trump administration’s recent actions have harmed the US dollar – and handed China a golden opportunity.

Open Dialogue | ‘Trump got China wrong’: 2 US-China experts on Washington’s missteps

White House ‘should really find some people who understand the Chinese economy and politics’, political science expert suggests.