The Future of US‒China Relations – Has China Won?
The major geopolitical contest that will shake the world over the next few decades will be the US‒China contest. The lecture will discuss the deep structural forces driving this contest, the mistakes made by both sides and potential solutions. It will also discuss the implications and options for other regions and countries, including ASEAN and Singapore.

A veteran diplomat, student of philosophy, and author of eight books, Kishore Mahbubani is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. Mahbubani is also a former President of the UN Security Council (Jan 2001, May 2002) and the Founding Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (2004‒2017).
Date: 25 November 2020, 13:00 (Wednesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Venue: Online
Speaker: Professor Kishore Mahbubani (National University of Singapore)
Organising department: Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Organiser: Professor Rana Mitter (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: information@chinese.ox.ac.uk
Host: Professor Todd Hall (University of Oxford)
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.chinacentre.ox.ac.uk
Booking email: information@chinese.ox.ac.uk
Audience: Public
Editor: Clare Orchard