{"id":5607,"date":"2020-06-03T11:28:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T15:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/?p=5607"},"modified":"2023-04-07T09:20:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:20:59","slug":"spring-2020-editors-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2020\/china-currents\/19-2\/spring-2020-editors-note\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Body\">Making sense out of the current moment is challenging to say the least. The coronavirus pandemic has overtaken and overshadowed everything, which is why this edition of <i>China Currents<\/i> is dedicated to examining the impact of the crisis on China from a variety of perspectives. Even before the pandemic hit, U.S.-China relations were taking a serious turn toward the worse. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2020\/china_currents\/19-2\/decoupling-between-the-u-s-and-china-may-be-as-disruptive-as-covid-19\/\">Yawei Liu<\/a>, in our lead article, examines the implications of decoupling ties amid the pandemic. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2020\/china_currents\/19-2\/chinese-economy-amid-covid-19-pandemic-prospects-and-policies\/\">Xuepeng Liu<\/a> examines the economic impact of a pandemic-fueled decoupling on China and offers suggestions for how Beijing can avoid the worst outcomes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2020\/china_currents\/19-2\/covid-19-and-changes-to-the-global-supply-chain-some-observations-from-china\/\">Bj\u00f6rn Wahlstr\u00f6m<\/a> offers practical advice on how to mitigate problems stemming from supply chain interruptions caused by the pandemic. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2020\/china_currents\/19-2\/public-health-in-china-bulls-nose-ring-or-tail\/\">Zhuo (Adam) Chen<\/a> focuses on public health in China, with an examination of China\u2019s response to the pandemic, which includes key lessons learned. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2020\/china_currents\/19-2\/sino-ethiopian-relations-from-meles-zenawi-to-abiy-ahmed-the-political-economy-of-a-strategic-partnership\/\">Daniel Kibsgaard<\/a> shifts attention to China and Africa, with a piece about China\u2019s relations with Ethiopia, one of the country\u2019s key economic and political partners on the continent. Next we offer an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2020\/china_currents\/19-2\/discussion-with-barry-naughton-january-24-2020\/\">interview with Barry Naughton<\/a>, the China Research Center\u2019s annual lecturer in 2020. Dr. Naughton offers his views on a wide range of issues, including the prospects for further market reforms, China\u2019s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the prospects for U.S.-China relations. Last but not least, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2020\/china_currents\/19-2\/the-chang-lan-fellowships-reflections-on-the-value-of-experiential-learning\/\">Michael Wenderoth<\/a> reflects on a quarter century of experience with a student fellowship he and his mother established to foster greater understanding of China through immersion projects in China. Fittingly, he expresses grave concern that we may be entering a dangerous new era \u201cin which borders and minds might be closing down those important activities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making sense out of the current moment is challenging to say the least. 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