U.S.-China Relations
War with China is Not Inevitable
July 27 marked the seventieth anniversary of the Korean Armistice and the last time the United States and the People’s Republic of China traded shots in anger. Despite the recent...
Is a Thaw in U.S.-China Relations Possible?
Last month’s meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in San Francisco—the culmination of months of diplomacy between high-level U.S. and Chinese officials—will likely contribute...
U.S.-China Summit: Did Joe Biden Get Anything from Xi?
President Joe Biden was, in that quaint British expression, “cock-a-hoop” over what he considered a successful summit meeting with China’s Xi Jinping. Biden claimed that the two men had made...
The Joe Biden-Xi Jinping Summit: Nothing Accomplished?
After meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit in San Franciso on November 15, Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping (separately) announced several agreements that reflect their shared interest...
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping Meet: The U.S.-China Summit Stakes
The long-awaited Summit between President Biden and General Secretary Xi Jinping will finally take place this week. Despite the hype, very little is likely to be achieved or agreed to...
What Is the Meaning Behind the U.S.-China Summit?
Despite meeting at the APEC summit this week, Biden or Xi are not moving toward a detente. The pressures and incentives behind current tensions remain present and are, in some...
Biden-Xi Meeting Won’t Prevent Competition
Since the Biden-Xi summit in Bali, Indonesia, last November, U.S.-China relations have further slipped into a trajectory of conflict due to tit-for-tat confrontations, such as the United States shooting down...
Washington’s Willful Blind Spot on China
China’s international behavior appears to be getting increasingly bold, more assertive, and coercive. Beijing’s diplomatic efforts to claim a global leadership role are accelerating as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader...
Is a U.S.-China War Inevitable?
A new era of great power rivalry has returned to the center of the global stage. The defining question is whether a U.S.-China war is inevitable. Whether this great power...
Washington and Beijing Are Talking Past Each Other
There has been much speculation about an imminent U.S.-China rapprochement. President Joe Biden predicted an approaching “thaw” in U.S.-China relations that would open the path to a better relationship. This...
How Biden’s State of the Union Got China Right
Delivered just three days after a U.S. fighter jet shot down a high-altitude reconnaissance balloon from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address...
Chinese Spy Balloon Pops Prospects for U.S.-China Rapprochement
On February 4, a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon and its payload fell into the ocean off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, after a U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter...