At 2:30 p.m. on May 21, 2021, Hu Zhiyong, researcher at the Institute of International Relations at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences and chief expert of the major bidding projects of the National Social Science Fund, delivered a lecture on "The Trend and Geographical Impact of the Biden Administration's China Policy" for teachers and students ofthe Academy of International and Regional Studies and CCSat GDUFS. Professor Tang Xiaosong, director of CCS, presided over the lecture.

Researcher Hu Zhiyong mainly talked about the following five points.

Firstly, he introduced the Biden administration's new trend toward China. "Strategic competition" was the primary feature of US-China relations, but it was not in the interests of the United States to regard China as an "enemy". Instead, it would increase the risk of conflict between the two countries, undermine the US’ competitiveness, and exacerbate difficulties in cooperation. After Biden took power, he actively promoted the interests of the United States in the economic, technological, and legal fields, strengthened its ability to coordinate with allies on China-related issues, avoiding Trump’s unilateral actions, and strengthened its leadership in the anti-China alliance, so as to gain greater influence in China-US relations.

Secondly, he analyzed Biden's new policy path towards China. The United States mobilized all strategic, economic and diplomatic tools to strengthen "comprehensive strategic competition" with China and counter China's rising global influence. It comprehensively curbed China's development in the field of security, continued tough trade policy towards China in the field of economy, frequentlyput obstacles to strangle Chinain the field of science and technology, and maintained its advantages in the marine field. The United States strengthened alliance relations and worked with its allies to check and balance China. Furthermore, while frequently provoking China on hot issues, it also cooperated with China in the fields of climate change, counter-terrorism and COVID-19.

Thirdly, he analyzed China's responses. Facing the Biden administration's China strategy, China should be highly vigilant against the united anti-China trend of the United States and other western countries. We should carefully evaluate this phenomenon from the global level and make strategic preparations as early as possible. Next, we should accelerate the assistance to Southeast Asia to hedge the flashy Indian Pacific strategy of the United States. And it was also suggested to strengthen the dialogue mechanism between China and the United States.

Fourthly, China must pay close attention to several issues: the disaster caused by the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic in India; the subsequent impact of the shelving of the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment; Australia's activities in Southeast Asia; the Philippine’s activities on disputed islands and reefs in the South China Sea; and Indonesia's activities in South China Sea.

Fifthly, he predicted the trend for China-US relations. The competition between the United States and China, not only in economy, but also in government management and global influence, would be comprehensive and long-term. However, for China and the United States, the prospects for cooperation in finance, environment and other fields were great and vibrant. The two countries needed to cooperate geographically.

After the lecture, professor Tang Xiaosong hired researcher Hu Zhiyong as a visiting researcher ofthe Academy of International and Regional Studies and CCSof GDUFS, and issued a letter of appointment to him.