Trans-Pacific View

Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, is the most senior U.S. official confirmed to have visited China since the spy balloon incident.

With China poised to enter the conversation, it’s critical for Washington to overcome internal obstacles and negotiation troubles to leave its mark on digital trade rules. 

With little leverage to pursue legally binding trade deals, the Biden administration is forced to resort to economic unilateralism.

President Biden had to cancel his trip to the Pacific Island country, so Secretary of State Blinken oversaw the signing of new deals with Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, and Palau.

The idea of a TikTok ban may seem to have bipartisan support, but that belies the complicated political calculations going on behind the scenes.

The Biden administration’s plan to establish tech hubs across the U.S. can only succeed with effective private-public-academic partnership.

Like many geopolitical friendships, things are complicated between the world's largest economy (the U.S.) and its most populous nation (India).

Washington and Tokyo can contribute conclusively to global governance in the service of peace, prosperity, and pluralism.

The U.S. should focus on developing a roadmap for cooperation to enhance regional security, promoting people-to-people partnerships, and serving underrepresented communities in international trade. 

China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang met U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns for a discussion of the “icy” relationship.

The U.S. depends on China for critical minerals, the backbone of the digital economy and modern military power.