U.S.-China Relations

Xi’s transformation from “wolf warrior” to “panda” was more about what came after the summit: a major gathering with American CEOs.

We have staunched the bleeding in China-U.S. relations. Now can the patient be revived?

Views from Australia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Taiwan.

The biggest outcome from the meeting was a promise to keep talking on a whole host of issues. But that achievement shouldn't be underestimated.

Ahead of the anticipated Biden-Xi meeting, officials from both sides met in Washington for arms control and nonproliferation talks.

Both China and the U.S. use the conflict as a prism to view future Sino-U.S. relations, from which they imagine possible conflicts and methods of conflict between China and the U.S.

In China’s surrounding waters, including the South and East China seas, its military has air and sea encounters with other nations' forces thousands of times per year, raising the potential for accidental escalation.

Aside from the exceedingly volatile issue of Taiwan, the next most dangerous issue in China-U.S. relations involves the maritime realm.

The anti-U.S. narrative in Beijing has further deteriorated since the Bali Summit a year ago. So why is Xi pressing ahead for a sit down with the U.S. president?

Beijing and Washington have two different visions for what a “stabilized” relationship would look like, and they will be difficult to reconcile.  

Reducing misperception is key to avoid unrealistic expectations that might ruin the current process of diplomatic engagement.