US-China split would create a 'dangerous world,' warns expert

Asian countries seen as stranded between the two economic powers

From left: Park Myung-lim, professor at South Korea's Yonsei University; Jia Qinqquo, professor at Peking University's School of International Studies; Daniel Twining, president of the International Republican Institute; and Akihiko Tanaka, president of Japan's National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, discuss the U.S.-China conflict. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)

MITSURU OBE, RURIKA IMAHASHI and CK TAN, Nikkei staff writers

May 30, 2019 21:16 JST

TOKYO -- The U.S. would face dire consequences if it decides to decouple itself from China over an ongoing trade and technology dispute, said a Chinese expert at a panel discussion hosted here Thursday by Nikkei's annual Future of Asia conference.