Since U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met in California last November, Beijing and Washington have maintained communication channels across a range of issues, from defense to counternarcotics. Some analysts welcome the stabilization in China-U.S. relations, while others argue that the Biden administration’s “engagement” policy is undermining U.S. interests. Rather than a … Read more
The China-U.S. relationship is undergoing a “thaw,” to use U.S. President Joe Biden’s term. The consecutive visits of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to China over the last few months are clear indicators. The two countries are trying to … Read more
China-U.S. relations have deteriorated to the point of “instability,” a dangerous new low for the world’s two biggest economies and militaries. If queried on the source of instability, the two sides would give very different accounts. U.S. officials would point to unsafe Chinese military interactions with U.S. vessels, and China’s refusal of meetings between defense … Read more
Advertisement The global landscape today is punctuated by profound shifts, and at the forefront of these changes are China and the United States. Their interactions, negotiations, and disputes not only define their bilateral relationship, but shape the contours of global geopolitics. Historically, these two nations have vacillated between collaboration and confrontation, with recent times seeing … Read more
Advertisement The United States and China may be back to talking at a high level, but their battle for global power and influence remains unchecked and mutual suspicion still runs deep. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken set low goals for his visit to Beijing this week, and he met them. About the most the … Read more
Trans-Pacific View | Diplomacy | East Asia Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, is the most senior U.S. official confirmed to have visited China since the spy balloon incident. Advertisement Senior U.S. and Chinese diplomats held “candid and productive” talks in Beijing and agreed to keep open lines of communication to avoid tensions … Read more
Advertisement U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, met on May 10 and 11 in Vienna, Austria, both sides confirmed on Thursday. (Wang, previously China’s long-time foreign minister, is now the director of the Chinese Communist Party’s Foreign Affairs Office, a higher-ranking position.) The United States described the talks as … Read more