Tuesday, July 23, Yongbeom Kang, China Fellow, gave a presentation under the theme of “China's Geopolitical Risks: A Chinese Perspective” at the 15th Sejong Institute Colloquium.​​

The discussion was moderated by Seong Chang Cheong, Director of the Center for Korean Peninsula Strategy.

Today, as the international situation has become precarious and the U.S.-China strategic competition has become a complex, three-dimensional, and all-round confrontation, there is a dominant view that the United States and China have already entered a new Cold War. The geopolitical risks facing China are increasing as South Korea, the United States, and Japan have established a trilateral cooperation system, and North Korea is closely aligned with Russia, creating a factional confrontation in Northeast Asia.

The Russia-Ukraine war has already turned into a protracted conflict, and the U.S. strategic goal of weakening Russia has been partially achieved. Later, the U.S. is looking to expand its encirclement of China, opening up a second hunting ground for China in Asia-Pacific. The Biden administration has characterized China as a “more dangerous competitor than Russia,” and as the war in Ukraine continues, the U.S. and NATO are keenly aware of the “Chinese variable".

Biden administration is pursuing a more sophisticated and hostile anti-China policy based on democracy and a value-based Alliance, so China's urgent need is not to “Improve Sino-US Relations” but to “Manage the Sino-US Strategic Confrontation.” On April 2nd, President Xi Jinping and President Biden exchanged views on sensitive security issues, including the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan.​