# In an op-ed, Prof. Michael Spence outlines how the US & China can work together in the coming years

1 Faculty News May 26, 2013 ![Project Syndicate logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030500.jpg?itok=ONV7lJ6H)>

Excerpt from [Project Syndicate](http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ten-years-of-cooperation-between-china-and-the-us-by-michael-spence) -- "The next ten years will be characterized by major structural adjustments and shifts in individual economies, and by a huge reconfiguration of the global economy as a whole. Above all, much depends on the policies adopted by the two largest economies, China and the United States, and their cooperation and leadership in creating global public goods and maintaining a stable and open economic environment."

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