
Zheng Yongnian is a Chinese political scientist and government advisor. His academic work mainly revolves around contemporary China, especially politics, the country’s transformation, and its foreign relations. This interview first appeared on SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the open-ended question series, click here. Many gave a lukewarm assessment of the Xi-Trump summit in Washington, noting that no progress was achieved. What do you think? There are two basic viewpoints at the moment. One is…