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Affirmative: S&ED

Plan Text: The United States federal government should diplomatically engage the People’s Republic of China by offering to indefinitely extend and include higher-level officials at the Strategic and Economic Dialogue including the President of the United States, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, the President of the People's Republic of China, and the Chairman of China's Central Military Commission.

Contention(s): Strategic Mistrust Climate Change The Plan Solvency

Questions? -- TSMDebateKL@gmail.com

Cites:

Zhao 2015 - Professor and Director of the Center for China–US Cooperation at Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver

 Suisheng, "A New Model of Big Power Relations? China–US strategic rivalry and balance of power in the Asia–Pacific," Journal of Contemporary China Volume 24, Issue 93, 2015, p 377-397

Ilamn 2016 - Currently works in Pacivis (Global Civil Society Research Center) of U of Indonesia

 Zidy, "Is the South China Sea the Stage for the Next World War?," Jul 3, nationalinterest.org/feature/the-south-china-sea-the-stage-the-next-world-war-16833?page=show

Johnson 2016 - senior reporter covering energy for Foreign Policy

 Keith, "Can Indonesia Afford a Fish War with China?," Jul 8, foreignpolicy.com/2016/07/08/can-indonesia-afford-a-fish-war-with-china/

Chao 2016 - international relations doctoral student (Mellon Ethnopolitics Fellow) in Political Science @ UPenn

 Brian C, "Coast Guards Could Accidentally Spark War in the South China S," Jun 28, nationalinterest.org/feature/coast-guards-could-accidentally-spark-war-the-south-china-16766?page=show

Lam Peng Er 2016 - Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute

 "China, the United States, Alliances, and War: Avoiding the Thucydides Trap?," Asian Affairs: An American Review Volume 43, Issue 2, 2016, p. 36-36

Garrison 2016 – Director of International Studies @ University of Wyoming

 Jean and Marc Wall, "The Rise of Hedging and Regionalism: An Explanation and Evaluation of President Obama's China Policy," Asian Affairs: An American Review Volume 43, Issue 2, 2016, p 47-63

Dai 2016 - Former State Councilor of China

 Bingguo, "On Building a New Model of Major-Country Relations Between China and the United States," Jun 20, [|www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjb_663304/zzjg_663340/bmdyzs_664814/xwlb_664816/t1350752.shtml]

Yung 2016- Donald Bren Chair of Non-Western Strategic Thought at the U.S. Marine Corps University

 Christopher and Wang Dang, "THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA CAN GET ALONG IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA," Jul 6, warontherocks.com/2016/07/the-united-states-and-china-can-get-along-in-the-south-china-sea/

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Davenport, 16—Coral, covers energy and climate change policy at The New York Times, previously a fellow with the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting and covered energy and the environment for National Journal, Politico, and Congressional Quarterly. “Supreme Court’s Blow to Emissions Efforts May Imperil Paris Climate Accord,” New York Times (NYT), Feb 10, [] --br

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hart et al 16 Melanie Hart is a Senior Fellow and Director of China Policy at American Progress, Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Peter Ogden is a Senior Fellow at American Progress, served on the White House Domestic Policy Council as senior director for energy and climate change and at the State Department as chief of staff to the special envoy for climate change, Kelly Sims Gallagher is a Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy at The Fletcher School, Tufts University (Melanie, Pete, and Kelly Sims, "Green Finance: The Next Frontier for U.S.-China Climate Cooperation," Center for American Progress, 6/13/16, [|https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/report/2016/06/13/139276/green-finance-the-next-frontier-for-u-s-china-climate-cooperation/)\\BPS]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hart et al 16 Melanie Hart is a Senior Fellow and Director of China Policy at American Progress, Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Peter Ogden is a Senior Fellow at American Progress, served on the White House Domestic Policy Council as senior director for energy and climate change and at the State Department as chief of staff to the special envoy for climate change, Kelly Sims Gallagher is a Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy at The Fletcher School, Tufts University (Melanie, Pete, and Kelly Sims, "Green Finance: The Next Frontier for U.S.-China Climate Cooperation," Center for American Progress, 6/13/16, [|https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/report/2016/06/13/139276/green-finance-the-next-frontier-for-u-s-china-climate-cooperation/)\\BPS]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Li 14 – MA in Global Studies @ U Denver, Int’l Affairs Coordinator @ UN

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">(Xiaoyu, “China-US Cooperation: Key to the Global Future,” China Institute of International Studies, http://www.ciis.org.cn/english/2014-01/13/content_6606656.htm)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Climate change will be catastrophic and result in human extinction **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Flournoy Ph.D. 12 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">– Professor at the University of Ohio, Ph.D. and M.A. from the Univeristy of Texas, Postgraduate Associateship at the University of London, B.A. from Southern Methodist University, Editor of the Online Journal of Space Communications. Citing Dr. Feng Hsu, Senior Engineer and Manager at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (Don M., Ph.D., SpringerBriefs in Space Development, “Solar Power Satellites,” 2012, Springer)//JSL

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Shi et al 2014 -Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Longyu Shi, Weichen Ma, Guofan Shao, Lina Tang, Yangyang Wang & Haowei Wang, "The US and China need to turn ongoing bilateral dialogue into immediate joint mitigation," International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology Volume 22, Issue 1, 2015, p 25-29

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reynolds 2016 - writer and foreign policy analyst based in New York

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Ben, "Climate Change Outcomes of the 2016 Strategic and Economic Dialogue," Jun 30, www.chinausfocus.com/finance-economy/climate-change-outcomes-of-the-2016-strategic-and-economic-dialogue/

====The United States federal government should diplomatically engage the People’s Republic of China by offering to indefinitely extend and include higher-level officials at the Strategic and Economic Dialogue including the President of the United States, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, the President of the People's Republic of China, and the Chairman of China's Central Military Commission.====

====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The eighth and final round of Strategic and Economic Dialogue concluded in June, opening channels for communication and cooperation on a litany of issues ====

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Shen 2016 - professor and Vice Dean at the Institute of International Studies, Fudan University

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Dingli, "Strategic Dialogue Advances Partnership, with a Limit," Jun 14, www.chinausfocus.com/foreign-policy/strategic-dialogue-advances-partnership-with-a-limit/

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reade 2016 - Senior Associate with the Freeman chair in China Studies @ CSIS

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Claire, "The U.S.-China S&ED: Time to Tinker, Not to Toss," Jun 27, https://www.csis.org/analysis/us-china-sed-time-tinker-not-toss

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rudd 2015 - Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs & Former Prime Minister, Australia

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Kevin, "US-China 21: The Future of US-China Relations Under Xi Jinping," belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/files/Summary%20Report%20US-China%2021.pdf

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Xinhua 16 (Xinhua News Agency is the official press agency of the People's Republic of China, it’s the biggest and most influential media organization in China, “Xi urges China, US to deepen trust”, 6/6/16, China Daily, http://www.chinadailyasia.com/nation/2016-06/06/content_15444823.html)//ml

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