US-China relations

Even China hawks need to make a careful appraisal of what sparks joy in the Sino-American relationship.

The dynamics at play at Asia’s premier security summit only reinforced existing regional worries that the divisions between Washington and Beijing are set to endure.

Given the state of U.S.-China relations, it is a safe bet that the issue will dominate the headlines even as conversations focus on a wider range of security issues.

Race and civilization are the wrong framing for the U.S.-China competition.

The U.S. Navy's latest freedom of navigation operation challenged excessive Chinese claims in the Spratlys.

Competition between the U.S. and China is closing off avenues for intellectual exchange.

The next-generation weapons of today’s trade war dangerously conflate politics and economics.

A difference in diplomatic styles between the United States and China has mattered a great deal.

A Chinese destroyer issued an unusually hostile verbal warning to the crew of a U.S. destroyer.

Many of Mike Pence's grievances with China were valid, but competition alone is not a strategy.

Individual actions by Washington need to be assessed in broader perspective to evaluate their significance for the future of ties. 

The U.S. decision to sanction Beijing has resulted in a setback to military-to-military dialogue.