January 1, 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States of America. Over the past four decades, China-US relations have evolved from tense standoffs to a complex mix of intensifying diplomacy. While our relations have grown deeper and stronger, a future of healthy competition and cooperation does not come without challenges. It would be exceptionally beneficial to take a look back at the lessons of history, particularly the legacies of those past 40 years. It is also crucially important to create a shared vision of bilateral relations underlined by mutually beneficial partnership.

To that end, the Shanghai Institute of American Studies and the Center for American Studies of Fudan University, together with The Paper (a Chinese digital media outlet), present “40 People on 40 Years: An Interview Series Commemorating the 40^th Anniversary of China-US Diplomatic Normalization”, a project which features exclusive interviews with 40 renowned experts (20 from each side) and aims to closely examine the diplomatic path to where we are today, and explores the potential to strengthen mutual understanding and enhance collaboration.

The China-US rapprochement 40 years ago not only changed the world’s political landscape, but also changed the fate of countless Chinese and American people. We therefore decided to shed some light on the front-row witnesses to the development of China-US relations, uncovering their personal journeys to China/US studies as well as the highlights of their impressive careers.

Our interview series features:

From the Chinese side:

Zhao Qizheng, former Director, State Council Information Office

Long Yongtu, former Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation

Tao Wenzhao, Researcher, Institute of American Studies, CASS

Zhou Wenzhong, former Chinese Ambassador to the US

He Weiwen, Senior Research Fellow, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China

Wang Jisi, President, Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Peking University

Yang Yi, former Director, Institute for Strategic Studies, National Defense University

Yang Jiemian, Chairman, Academic Affairs Council, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies

Cui Tiankai, Chinese Ambassador to the US

Yao Yunzhu, Senior Advisor, China Association of Military Science

Huang Renwei, former Vice President, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

He Yafei, former Vice Minister, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ni Feng, Deputy Director, Institute of American Studies, CASS

Zhu Feng, Executive Director, Collaborative Innovation Center of South China Sea Studies, Nanjing University

Wu Xinbo, President, Shanghai Institute of American Studies

Director, Center for American Studies and Dean, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University

Yuan Peng, President, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations

Chen Dongxiao, President, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies

Da Wei, Assistant President, University of International Relations

Song Guoyou, Deputy Director, Center for American Studies, Fudan University

Diao Daming, Research Fellow, National Academy of Development and Strategy, Renmin University of China

From the American side:

Jimmy Carter, former US President

Ezra Vogel, Professor, Harvard University

Stapleton Roy, former US Ambassador to China

Joseph Nye, former Dean, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Kenneth Lieberthal, Senior Fellow Emeritus, Brookings Institution

Jeffrey Bader, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Susan Shirk, Chair, 21^st Century China Center, University of California, San Diego

Terry Branstad, US Ambassador to China

David M. Lampton, Director of China Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Thomas Fingar, Professor, Stanford University

Harry Harding, Professor, University of Virginia

Douglas Paal, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Kenneth Jarrett, President, AmCham Shanghai; former US Consul General in Shanghai

Robert Ross, Professor, Boston College  

David Dollar, Senior Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution

Dennis Wilder, Managing Director, Initiative for US-China Dialogue on Global Issues, Georgetown University

Robert Daly, Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the US

Paul Haenle, Director, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy

Daniel Rosen, Founding Partner, Rhodium Group

Peter Gries, former Director, Institute for US-China Issues, University of Oklahoma

Links to interviews:

重磅推出：40人看40年——纪念中美建交40周年系列访谈　 
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/xca4-JXcZk_jATO4QdrLUQ
SIAS interview series honors 40 years of Sino-US relations
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7VxVR6MqkR6uq2hKka3B6w
崔天凯：中国智慧能给中美未来指出一条新路
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ACGnemqjuBzvqibv_GB9FQ
卡特：中美关系正常化为世界和平作出了巨大贡献 
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7oLBN7-_gEL_nQtUUtTNdA
Jimmy Carter：The normalization of US-China relations has advanced world peace
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/VEIP2k6GBE6veJ76W_JS0w
赵启正：一个真实的中国，美国无需畏惧
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/n43ODDitzx3Z69GG_FNHGg
傅高义：中美需要更多有“人情味”的学者
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/bNZWxBtshtn_MMWjaHUl-w
龙永图：中国加入世贸组织，美国没有吃亏 
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/rPzhJjbxi0PknVjcyvpRNA
约瑟夫•奈：中美能通过发展软实力实现共赢
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/mHz3tOZuOV-JeDiP9K12Ow
Joseph Nye：Soft power can be a win-win approach for both China and the US
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/E3fu2mmGUa-kCxnjeU-v4g
陶文钊：中美关系正常化是改革开放战略的重要环节　　
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5GqYfyl8mM4nr_hM--6WGw
李侃如：中美应谨防两国关系走向总体对立
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/4khSUmA6rJJppB1vH1NapQ
Kenneth Lieberthal: China and the US must aim to prevent an adversarial overall relationship
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/9riZbRZ_dGqcaXYdFiY1YQ
周文重：求同存异、磨合前行是中美唯一明智的选择
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-Kyi72LKgTDMJX-AUiwBFw
杰弗里·贝德：中美两国都能成为国际体系的支柱
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/otDeNxHst_7EVutYQqEwIQ
Jeffrey Bader: China and the US can both be pillars of the international system
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/loUc4IZp1bbWqA9bjoqj6g
何伟文：中美经贸关系规律任何政治人物都无法颠覆 
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Qc7MB5Sqp-HUQ_dAg4nPFg
谢淑丽：管控竞争需要中美双方克制和谨慎 
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/BYeCLx1kDg3epyuf4QoqPg
Susan Shirk: Managing China-US competition requires restraint and caution from both sides
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Qdzmv90fXcXQ2CqECLfEgA
王缉思：中美关系稳定是两国百姓的共同愿望 
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/AGp4tYoo19y_-xunR0mltg
兰普顿：中美加强相互依赖能克服“修昔底德陷阱”
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/wSdPhjmYsoXTNGZBngydWw
David Lampton: Positive mutual dependence can be a hedge against the Thucydides Trap
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/PRG8MCzMg8Fdc18xBmyACQ
杨毅：莫让军事交流成为中美关系的“抵押品”
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ay5jxh7dmOsMPBrNf5G-BA
冯稼时：中国实力增长并非与美国利益不相容
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/KMHUEOQVSS05eHcyCGpHiw
Thomas Fingar: China’s increased capacity is not incompatible with US interests
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/LqW5xp4Ok5sTxoydQsssRw
杨洁勉：望远镜下的中美关系前景乐观
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/KcVCFAeepNrBM1_9Viwbdg
何汉理：中美政治制度之争也能成为良性竞争
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ahljUqrSTUpXLWUIhe8xDg
Harry Harding: China and the US can foster positive competition – even over political systems
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/xgkFWMIiNluUpCNyygPWiQ
姚云竹：两个伟大的国家不应相互为敌
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/C-17Wea_elH3C38N-29FKQ
布兰斯塔德：良好的领导人关系能引领中美美好未来
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/KhLOs3gDoPRloOE0IKXOiA
Terry Branstad：Good chemistry between leaders will herald a bright future for China and the U.S.
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/6huPlulRPfMcyX8IrMdtvg
黄仁伟：中美关系从未间断是两国根本利益需要
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/9QoT2OUeZRjkbc4gEhnGiQ
包道格：美国必须在新的国际格局中给中国一席之地
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/LjK9Fm8byfEyL7_QP40FHQ
Douglas Paal: US must make room for China in new global power structure
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/AU9yczK-BvrnpCesa1cHnA
何亚非：中美需要大国胸襟来推动关系向前发展
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/x-5tEnHhf24nZesQ8mBPqw
季瑞达：美国企业仍然看好中国市场的长远机会
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/wAd-cO3ygfP_KZuS5UvIyw 
Kenneth Jarrett：American companies still believe in long-term opportunities in the China market
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7HnQPBTTS521Au82WGrHZA
倪峰：中美合作存量和增量优势仍然显著
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qy_BPPdRl9B_Dxr1HYDc_A
陆伯彬：实用主义外交能让中美再次走上合作之路
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/WdFre-qy6FxwJr_VkdLYXw 
Robert Ross：Pragmatic diplomacy can again pave the road to China-US cooperation
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/C6NF_6-UFGDKyTOl_WDqLQ 
朱锋：要客观清醒地认识中国发展进程中的美国因素
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/aLoWtCaoRL8cq9ZyZMnDyg
杜大伟：中美经济合作基本面稳固、潜力仍然巨大
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/p2woHBA9eijUiHPYvr7CxA
David Dollar：Economic fundamentals will drive China and the US to a future of greater potential
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/01D7I7AVT06-3JHPzOi9gw
吴心伯：中美磨合后将迎来更平等的双边关系新形态
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/nuBdEAjMW2Yk77idNB07zg
韦德宁：坦诚友好的个人友谊有助于培育中美战略信任
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/BF4nSBSzQ0WtZBuyL4O1aw
Dennis Wilder：Candid and friendly personal relationships boost China-US strategic trust 
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8CReKI4ZyqqZvhaqW2H9Pg
袁鹏：实现利益深度捆绑是中美关系的一大成功经验
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZgNW34eIhlz3iXer898Cbg
戴博：中美需将新兴科技转化为未来合作的积极推力
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-LvlcI_D4-CN__eVwmRi6w 
Robert Daly：Emergent technology may be a sorely needed positive foundation for China-US relations
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/NevCUyMabhTQDDPMuFhBYA
陈东晓：除了建构新型大国关系，中美别无他路
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qW8CnCNfEMqGu4fg4pT2UA
韩磊：中美加强国际议题合作惠己及人
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/wn3ZEUJ6xU2a8lJ30q3gzQ
Paul Haenle：Greater cooperation on international issues benefits China, the US, and the world 
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/OI9Beo2WmMHRLZFQCqz-Cw
达巍：中美关系的稳定符合两国各自发展的大战略
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/dVlP6aSxGxp58uZ8ijN8zA
荣大聂：建立信任是中美应对棘手问题的解药
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/c-OMVB4mSnmhgly8YPuCPA
Daniel H. Rosen: Trust building is the solution to China-US bilateral woes
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tS8FpA2wzFLeuYXESCmemA
芮效俭：美国能和一个更强大繁荣的中国友好相处
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/aQaNiYLmtRMWg8dlzhDfOg
Stapleton Roy：The US can get along with a stronger and more prosperous China 
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/T01sHUWBdEU-5ERhlLh0zQ
宋国友：经贸关系依然是中美关系的“压舱石”
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/R0CmEG3qGJDMvq3X2zbH5Q
葛小伟：“人性化”的中美关系有助于两国跨越分歧
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/CwbawlhU-i2ffgTdcioYOA
刁大明：美国国会高票通过某些议案不等于已形成反华共识
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/vwM0I-6bo1l2RCU68uY6Pw