Despite being one of the most pressing Sino-US issues, cybersecurity has received scarce attention during meetings between China and the United States at this year’s APEC Summit. Franz-Stefan Gady questions the effectiveness a U.S. “name and shame” strategy, amid efforts to expand ASEAN member states’ cyber defense capabilities.

China has now joined the United States and Britain in a long overdue effort to help reduce Ebola fatalities in West Africa. Together with Western efforts and funds, China may help end today’s scourge of Ebola, writes Robert Rotberg.

The Ebola epidemic has been in international headlines for months now, and as a result, many countries are coming to the aid of West Africa to help fight this fatal outbreak. Dr. He Wenping argues that China and the U.S. should help fund research and medical teams in afflicted nations.

As President Barack Obama prepares to travel to Beijing this month to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the unresolved issue of cybersecurity continues to affect bilateral relations and increase tensions between the two nations.

Since the June 2013 Sunnylands Summit, the China-US military relationship has featured the following four characteristics: frequent high-level exchanges, practical institutional dialogues, expanded joint training and exercises, and frank and relatively mature “cross swords” on diplomatic occasions.

When China and the US talk about freedom of navigation - a fundamental principle of international maritime law, both countries agree to the principle, but interpret it in different ways, writes Zhou Bo.

As a friend of both Israel and Palestine, China has made persistent efforts for a fair and lasting solution for the conflict, writes Wu Sike.

Should the United States modify its view of terrorism in China in order to further counterterrorism efforts and the possibility of future cooperation with Beijing? He Wenping lays out China’s concerns and how they may be addressed to encourage increased bilateral relations.

China, the United States and other countries should strengthen communication and cooperation over counter-terrorism initiatives in order to enhance a new model of major country relations, writes Wu Sike.

China will not give up its free-rider strategy in dealing with international violent extremism anytime soon. However, the People’s Republic may use the US-led campaign against the Islamic terror group ISIS as a pretext to more aggressively crack down on Uyghur separatism in Xinjiang province.