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Economist Stephen Roach warns the US and China are in a ‘conflicted co-dependency’

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Quaggin, L. (2026, October 30). Economist Stephen Roach warns the US and China are in a ‘conflicted co-dependency’. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372665/economist-stephen-roach-warns-us-and-china-are-conflicted-co-dependency

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-30 · by Lucy Quaggin

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Stephen Roach, a prominent economist, spoke at an event in New York about the relationship between the United States and China, describing it as a "conflicted co-dependency." He stated that recent bilateral summits have not resolved the underlying issues despite bringing some stability to their relationship.
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Story

📰 Stephen Roach Warns Us-China Conflicted Co Dependency
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Lucy Quaggin
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China GPE · 2× New York GPE · 1× Stephen Roach PERSON · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

Narrative

Speaking at an event in New York, he says the relationship is in ‘a more stable place’ but the deep-rooted problems haven’t been solved A leading economist warned on Thursday that the United States and China are in a “conflicted co-dependency” that this year’s two bilateral summits failed to address.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-01
🔮 Does that address these problems of what I would call a conflicted co-dependency?
2026-11-01 · South China Morning Post
Economist Stephen Roach warns the US and China are in a ‘conflicted co-dependency’ · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 0 hedged)

Economist Stephen Roach warns the US and China are in a ‘conflicted co-dependency’ asserted
US → warn → dependency
Speaking at an event in New York, he says the relationship is in ‘a more stable place’ but the deep-rooted problems haven’t been solved A leading economist warned on Thursday that the United States and China are in a “conflicted co-dependency” that this year’s two bilateral summits failed to address. asserted
summits → speak → that
“You mentioned the two summits that we’ve had this year. asserted
we → mention → that
Does that address these problems of what I would call a conflicted co-dependency? asserted
I → address → what
And you know, my answer is no, not at all.” asserted
answer → know → ?
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