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Wang, O. (2026, October 14). Susan Thornton on US-China ties, post-midterms and averting a new balloon crisis. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370823/susan-thornton-us-china-ties-post-midterms-and-averting-new-balloon-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed
Wang, Orange. “Susan Thornton on US-China ties, post-midterms and averting a new balloon crisis.” South China Morning Post, 14 Oct. 2026, https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370823/susan-thornton-us-china-ties-post-midterms-and-averting-new-balloon-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed.
Wang, Orange. “Susan Thornton on US-China ties, post-midterms and averting a new balloon crisis.” South China Morning Post, October 14, 2026. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370823/susan-thornton-us-china-ties-post-midterms-and-averting-new-balloon-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed.
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Susan Thornton, a former US diplomat with extensive experience in East Asian affairs, recently discussed the current state of US-China relations post-midterms, highlighting that AI dialogue and security issues remain among the most challenging bilateral points amidst what she describes as "fragile stability." Thornton, who previously held senior positions including acting assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs during President Trump's first term, now directs the Forum on Asia-Pacific Security at the National Committee on American Foreign Policy and is a senior fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Centre. She emphasized the importance of maintaining open channels of communication between the two nations to prevent crises like the recent balloon incident from recurring.
