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Publish Date：2025/08/28
Modify Date：2025/08/29
Understanding Sino-U.S. Relations through the Lens of the North Korean Conflict
Speaker: Anny Boc (Policy Advisor, German Centre for Integration and Migration Research; DeZIM)
Moderator: James Lee (Assistant Professor, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica)
Time: 10:30-11:30, 18 September 2025
Venue: 1F conference room, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica
Event Registration: https://forms.gle/Zn5M8dhhMFMJVEibA
*This event will be a hybrid talk.
Abstract:
How did the U.S. come to be constructed as China’s most threatening “Other”? This talk analyzes the historical narratives, ideological influences, and discursive patterns that produced and normalized this image – one that continues to guide China’s foreign policy choices today. Nowhere is this arguably more evident than in the ongoing North Korea conflict, which offers a crucial lens for understanding the persistence of Sino-U.S. antagonism. By examining Chinese academic and policy debates, the talk presents a spectrum of different perspectives in China on the North Korea issue. Yet, it demonstrates that, despite this diversity, the dominant narrative portraying the United States as an adversary remains unchallenged. This prevailing perspective sets the boundaries of what is acceptable in Chinese discourse, marginalizes alternative viewpoints and ultimately limits China’s policy choices on the Korean Peninsula.
