A few short years ago, China and the United States appeared to be cooperating; today, the two are rivals in nearly every respect. What will become of this relationship, and how can existing international institutions and principles shape its future?

Because the US Dollar is the world’s reserve currency, economic turmoil makes people flock to it – even when that turmoil is created by America itself.

The US trade allegations against China are unsubstantiated by facts.

The Chinese economy has to adapt in order to remain stable.

In the face of an uncertain global environment and systemic risks, China must continue its reform and opening up policy to ensure economic stability.

The Trump administration’s Indo-Pacific Vision is not an alternative to Chinese and other development initiatives in the Asia Pacific. It is a geopolitical play that is likely to benefit mainly advanced economies. What the Asia Pacific needs is a sustainable, long-term plan for accelerated economic development – not new geopolitical divisions.

Though the Trump administration believes that the trade war can extract concessions from China, it also significantly harms the U.S. economy.

It is not clear that Google has much to gain from its plan to launch a censored version of its search engine in China, Josephine Wolff argues. Google clearly believes it possesses superior search technology to win over the Chinese market if it can just get the government’s seal of approval. But it’s a very different internet market today than it was in 2010.

Overconfidence in his strategy of “maximum pressure” has led Trump to mistakenly believe that he can apply it to China.

As the threat of the seemingly inevitable trade war between the US and China looms over the horizon, a thorough analysis shows that not all is lost for China, and sheds light on who the true victor may be.