Is China-US re-engagement getting back on track in 2026?

2026年中美关系是否重回正轨?

The Point with Liu Xin

2026-03-25

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"Isolation is a death sentence for universities." That's how Harvard professor William Kirby describes the risks of cutting off academic ties between China and the United States. In this special episode, he explains to CGTN host Liu Xin why re-engagement is not just desirable, but necessary. As geopolitical tensions rise and cooperation becomes more complicated, the future of the relationship may depend less on politics and more on people: students, researchers and institutions still willing to work together. So, in 2026, are China and the US drifting further apart or finding a way back? How can both sides further tap into the potential of a steady relationship?
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  • Cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.

  • This is The Point.

  • The year 2026 may be a big year for China and U.S. Relations.

  • Now, that 's according to China's top diplomat Wang Yi doing a press conference earlier this year

  • on the sidelines of China's annual troop sessions.

  • What does that mean for honorary people in the two countries?

  • What kind of opportunities does that present?

  • And how can both sides tap into the potential?

  • Of this relationship.

  • Welcome to a special edition of The Point with me, Lushin, coming to you from Beijing.

  • And my guest today is Professor William C. Kirby.

  • He is T. M. Chan Professor of China Studies and Sprintler Family Professor

  • of Business Administration of Harvard University.

  • He joined me from Shanghai.

  • Professor Kirby, welcome to the show.

  • Thank you very much, Lushin.

  • It's a pleasure to be with you.

  • Thank you.

  • Let 's start with what you 're passionate about and what you 're currently engaged in,

  • which is academic engagement and cooperation with your Chinese counterparts.