Professor Edward Yau, former principal official of the Hong Kong SARGov and Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Social Science in CUHK delivered a wonderful exchange to the students of SGPS on the morning of 15 March (Saturday). The theme of the talk is “US-China Relations: Are We Doomed to Divide and Decouple?” Professor Yau made an important point: “It is not the rise of China that has caused the souring of the US-China relations, but a decline of the US’s consensual leadership, although the US remains a de facto and coercive leader of the world today.” Prof. Yau vividly illustrated this point with his work experience and extensive reading about the global political economy.

After Prof. Yau’s one-hour presentation, students of SGPS raised several meaningful questions relating to the origin of the China-U.S. Trade War and the role and prospects of Hong Kong SAR in Sino-U.S. Relations. Prof Carlos Lo and Mr. Ivan Choy hosted the special session. They thanked Professor Yau for his inspiring sharing and hoped that he would soon have a similar exchange with the faculty and students at SGPS.