Relations with China heat discussion
■Two professors spoke
about U.S.-China relations
in light of recent extensive
media coverage
By Kara Cogswell
Oregon Daily Emerald
Students and faculty members
came together Sunday night to dis
cuss the often shaky relationship
between the United States and
China.
The Chinese Students and
Scholars Association sponsored
the discussion, held in Knight Li
brary, in an effort to spark debate
among college students on this
controversial issue, said CSSA
president Julia Wu.
Pete Suttmeier and Hu Tao, both
University professors in the politi
cal science department, spoke be
fore the small group gathered in
the Browsing Room about the
_many factors affecting U.S. and
China relations.
Suttmeier briefly outlined the
history of U.S.-China interactions
from the 1970s to the present. The
relationship between these two
countries has never been stable, he
said; rather, it has fluctuated wide
ly over the years.
Prior to the 1970s, he said, there
was very little contact between the
U.S. and China. But beginning late
in that decade and continuing
through the 1980s, the relation
ship between the countries
seemed to be improving,
Suttmeier said.
On July 6, 1989, however, the
Tiananmen Square incident
changed the image many Ameri
cans had of China, according to
Suttmeier.
Much discussion was given to
the more recent straining of diplo
matic relations between the two
countries in light of the downed
American spy plane and fracas
over Taiwan last week.
Improving this rocky relation
ship will be difficult, and there are
likely to be more conflicts between
the two countries in the future,
Suttmeier said. There are ways
that the situation can be improved,
he said, but it will require the co
operation of both countries.
“Clearly we’re in some delicate
times,” he said. “Both sides need
to show considerate finesse and
understanding.”
Following Suttmeier’s presenta
tion, Tao gave a brief lecture on the
economic factors affecting this is
sue. The U.S. and China each pos
sess different economic advan
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tages, he said, and combining
these resources would benefit both
countries.
After Tao and Suttmeier spoke, a
panel discussion was held, in
which members of the audience
were given the opportunity to ask
questions of the speakers.
Graduate student Brian Wong
said he agreed with most of the
points made by the speakers.
Wong, a political science major,
added that he believed the Bush
administration’s recent actions to
ward China would only increase
tensions between the countries.
CSSA members decided to
sponsor the discussion in light of
heavy media coverage recently on
U.S.-China relations, Wu said.
“We realized that a lot of people
are very interested in this issue,”
she said.
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Pete Suttmeier, a political science professor, lectured on the relations between the Unit
ed States and China Sunday night at the Knight Library.
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