What explains the divergent approaches between the two powers?

Washington failed to back up its words with action after Beijing pressured Hanoi into abandoning a South China Sea oil drilling project.

What public opinion in China says about the trade frictions (and what that means for the United States).

Threats and counterthreats may well produce losers all round.

A U.S. carrier strike group showed off its ability to rapidly launch fighters in the South China Sea.

The Chinese president sought to indirectly address concerns in Washington, but his assurances likely won't be sufficient.

Twin visits to Russia by China's foreign and defense ministers send a clear signal of China-Russia cooperation.

What are the national security assumptions driving Trump's acerbic trade policy toward China?

There's much continuity at the core of the Trump administration's Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy, but what's next?

Trump is acting in line with a growing consensus in Washington: it's time to get tough on China.

Trump has taken a much harder line on Chinese IP violations than his predecessors.

China is here to stay, and Western and African countries alike should make the most of it.

As the United States rethinks its approach to China, it's time to also reimagine relations with Taiwan.

In Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump has the enabler for his multifaceted China policy.

Rex Tillerson does not leave a particularly positive record behind in Asia.

China's foreign minister says the conclusion that China will replace the U.S. is “fundamentally wrong.”