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American adviser on Chinese business and economics highlights different phases of US-China relations over the past 50 years

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Scott Kennedy, senior adviser at CSIS, discusses the outcomes of the recent China-US summit, noting it continued the pathway set in May and extended the economic ceasefire on tariffs and export controls only until January 10, 2027, meeting low expectations.

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Scott Kennedy is a senior adviser at CSIS focusing on China's hi-tech drive, US-China relations, and global economic governance. The article references a recent China-US summit that continued discussions from May.

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American adviser on Chinese business and economics highlights different phases of US-China relations over the past 50 years

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Published: 6:00am, 28 Sep 2026

Scott Kennedy is a senior adviser and trustee chair in Chinese business and economics at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. His areas of focus include China’s hi-tech drive, US-China relations and global economic governance.

Open Questions first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here.

How would you characterise the outcomes of the China-US summit compared to expectations going in? Is it largely a continuation of that track or do you see it moving the relationship a few steps forward?

The summit continued the pathway set in May and, in terms of specific deliverables, met the low expectations that observers had going in. Most notably, they agreed to extend the economic ceasefire on tariffs and export controls, but only for two months, to January 10, 2027.

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  • The economic ceasefire on tariffs and export controls will be reconsidered before January 10, 2027, based on ongoing negotiations.

    Likely · Within months

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  • What specific issues were discussed beyond tariffs and export controls?
  • Will the ceasefire be extended beyond January 10, 2027?
  • How will domestic political pressures in both countries affect future negotiations?

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