Professor Edward Yau, former principal official of the Hong Kong SARGov and Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Social Science in CUHK delivered an excellent 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.