For a successful summit, both sides need to put themselves in the other's shoes.

The US must address the root causes of the North Korean problem – its security paranoia – to make a successful nuclear deal.

A former C.I.A. officer suspected by investigators of helping China dismantle United States spying operations and identify informants has been arrested.

Here’s what China and the US should do to move their relationship forward.

With the recent shooting in Las Vegas, the debate over gun ownership and gun control in the US has been reactivated, but people are no longer hopeful that any change can come from it. Why?

Given the rising prominence and influence of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Chinese President Xi Jinping is endeavoring to maintain a delicate balance between civil and military authority.  His failure to reign in the increasingly assertive armed forces could have a significant and far-reaching impact on international relations and security.

Ramses Amer compares the diplomatic views and policies of the U.S. with those of China to shed light on the future their interaction. Wide differences exist in their justification for the use of force in inter-state relations; an unlikely but cooperative solution would be for the U.S. to conform more to the UN Charter and principle of non-interference, as China has.

Jia Chunyang discusses the outstanding features of the U.S. National Security Strategy report. In general, the new report is a basic follow-up to the Obama administration’s opinions about China as well as its diplomatic philosophy reflected in its 2010 edition. But it has a more confident tone.

President Obama is very cautious in using military force. The transforming foreign policy strategy for the U.S. has been to share the cost of hegemony. For the United States, the main risk comes from the possibility of lacking confidence in U.S. strength among the allies and partners, but the strong leadership has reassured that the question is not whether the U.S. will lead, but how it will.

Both the responses the next U.S. Defense Secretary gave to the Senate Armed Services Committee and the latest U.S. National Security Strategy adopt a benign tone regarding China. These documents generally affirm a desire to improve overall relations and continue China-U.S. defense exchanges even while seeking greater Chinese military transparency and the peaceful resolution of China’s maritime claims in the Pacific.