{"id":8003,"date":"2023-12-19T16:37:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T21:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/?p=8003"},"modified":"2023-12-19T17:34:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T22:34:36","slug":"editors-note-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2023\/china-currents\/22-2\/editors-note-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Editor&#8217;s Note"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This issue of China Currents provides analysis and insights into frictions that have arisen by virtue of China\u2019s emergence as a major force in the world. In our lead article, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2023\/china-currents\/22-2\/smart-rabbits-american-small-businesspeople-trade-wars-and-the-future-of-u-s-china-relations\/\">Doug Barry<\/a> argues that the \u201cadaptability, flexibility, persistence, and pragmatism\u201d of small businesses offer something of a roadmap for navigating U.S.-China trade tensions and moving away from decoupling.<\/p>\n<p>Next, we focus on another potential flash point: Taiwan. The issue features a full video of a panel discussion at Spelman College in Atlanta on Nov. 16 titled \u201cTaiwan as a factor in U.S.-China relations.\u201d The three panelists \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2023\/china-currents\/22-2\/taiwan-symposium-taiwan-strategic-ambiguity-and-u-s-china-engagement\/\">Mao Lin from Georgia Southern University<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2023\/china-currents\/22-2\/taiwan-symposium-taiwan-the-almost-invisible-not-quite-country\/\">John Wagner Givens from Spelman College<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2023\/china-currents\/22-2\/taiwan-symposium-the-road-to-peacefully-resolving-the-taiwan-issue\/\">Yawei Liu from The Carter Center<\/a> \u2014 also provided short summaries of their arguments. Dr. Mao warns against the U.S. drift toward \u201cstrategic clarity\u201d regarding Taiwan. Dr. Givens argues that Taiwan, despite its powerful economic and technological successes, is still invisible on the world stage. Dr. Liu writes about the difficulty in maintaining peace and stability between Taiwan and China. He argues that the U.S. should re-emphasize Washington\u2019s long-held position that the U.S. doesn\u2019t support Taiwan independence and that the Taiwan issue should be settled peacefully between China and Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>John Garver turns to another flashpoint: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2023\/china-currents\/22-2\/china-india-relations-an-interview-with-dr-john-garver\/\">China-India relations<\/a>. In an interview with his spouse, our Managing Editor Penelope Prime, he discusses the causes and prospects for India-China relations. 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