The U.S.-China trade war is expanding into an undeclared Cold War over trade, technology, and geopolitical influence. From rising tensions over Huawei, Hong Kong, and the treatment of the Uighurs to Chinese fighter jets buzzing Taiwan, the risks of escalation are rising. How can this increasingly bitter conflict be managed? And how can journalists cover the deteriorating U.S.-China relationship objectively during an intensely partisan election campaign season?

Alan Dupont, former Australian diplomat and CEO of the Cognoscenti Group, will explain why he thinks no new trade deal can stop the Cold War, but the risks of conflict between the United States and China can be managed. Jia Qingguo, Professor and former Dean of the School of International Studies of Peking University, will offer a view from Beijing. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1988. He is a member of the Standing Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. And Ana Swanson, who writes about trade and international economics for the New York Times, will discuss U.S.-China issue in the 2020 U.S. election campaign and how journalists can best cover these issues.