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Diplomacy under Xi and Li in Full Swing

Tao Wenzhao, Researcher, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico and hold a meeting with US President Barack Obama at Sunnylands, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Estate in California. This will be a new important step in the full swing of Chinese diplomacy since the new leadership took office.

An Unexpected Rendezvous: Incoming Xi-Obama Summit

Qian Liwei, Researcher at China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations

An Unexpected Rendezvous: Incoming Xi-Obama Summit

An earlier Xi-Obama summit, writes Qian Liwei, is expected to pave the way for a more positive, mature and predictable Sino-U.S. relations based on mutual respect, reciprocal benefit and win-win co-operation.

Bargaining Over North Korea

Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga,Researcher, IISS

Bargaining Over North Korea

While tensions on the Korean Peninsula have slowly began to dissipate, Nathan Beuchamp-Mustafaga delves into the complex issue of how China uses North Korea as leverage in the U.S.-China relationship and provides policy responses for the United States.

The Trust Deficit:How the U.S. ‘pivot’ to Asia looks from Beijing

He Yafei, deputy director, Overseas Chinese Affairs Office

This is a crucial moment for Sino-U.S. relations, as heated debates about the future of this relationship rage in both countries — debates characterized by downright pessimism, with only a sliver of optimism.

Japan Factor in Sino-U.S. Relations

Wu Zurong, researcher at China Foundation for International Studies

Japan Factor in Sino-U.S. Relations

The combination of the U.S. pivot to Asia and the reemergence of nationalism in Japan has created tension in the Asia-Pacific region. As China continues to feel threatened by the close relations between the U.S. and Japan, Wu Zurong points out that irritants to Sino-U.S. relations will hurt the Asia-Pacific as a whole.

Pakistan’s Coming Shift

Dan Steinbock, Research Director, India China and America Institute (USA)

The victory of Nawaz Sharif and the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) – Pakistan is likely to be more focused on economic development in the future, thanks to the transformative campaign of Imran Khan and his Tehrik-e-Insat (PTI) party. That, in turn, has substantial implications over U.S. and Chinese interests in South Asia.

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