Biden China policy

The U.S. response to Beijing's electoral reform in Hong Kong further dampens prospects for the first high-level dialogue this week.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet Chinese Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on March 18.

Four years and a new president later, U.S. tariffs on Chinese products remain.

The teaching of Chinese language and culture in the U.S. will remain important, but are Chinese government funded institutes the best option?

While China calls for cooperation, the new U.S. administration shares many of the same talking points of the Trump team.

What does 2021 hold for Southeast Asia?

He becomes the first African American to hold that office.

The Trump administration in its waning hours took more aggressive measures against Beijing. Has it locked new President Biden into a needlessly hostile policy?

China’s Foreign Ministry hit a group of outgoing officials, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, with sanctions.

It will fall to the Biden administration to deal with the consequences of Pompeo’s statement on the crackdown in Xinjiang.

Despite intense partisan frictions, on China policy in particular there is much room for consensus.

Biden will have to lead and negotiate with urgency in three interdependent contexts: at home, with partner governments, and with Beijing.