China-US relations are entering a new stage of flux, with uncertain prospects. We should remember that history shows how restraint and preserving the space for change can allow the two giants to navigate around the tension in their complex relationship.

For the West, the year 2008 marked the beginning of a difficult period of crisis, recession, and uneven recovery. For China, 2008 was also an important turning point, but one followed by a decade of rapid progress that few could have foreseen.

In Washington, DC, a bipartisan consensus about China has emerged: the United States is facing a trade-manipulating, authoritarian intellectual-property thief that represents a strategic threat to the US and its allies and deserves to be punished. But the consensus is wrong. In fact, China deserves recognition, if not appreciation, for its achievements.

In Washington, DC, a bipartisan consensus about China has emerged: the United States is facing a trade-manipulating, authoritarian intellectual-property thief that represents a strategic threat to the US and its allies and deserves to be punished. But the consensus is wrong. In fact, China deserves recognition, if not appreciation, for its achievements.

Deng Xiaoping’s inability to truly liberalize China has imposed enduring costs on the country. Four decades after initiating economic reform, China finds itself at a crossroads, with its future trajectory uncertain.

James Chau sits down with David Lampton is Oksenberg-Rohlen Fellow at Stanford University and Director of SAIS-China at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss the threats and opportunities associated with China’s rise.

James Chau sits down with Cui Tiankai, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the United States to discuss the evolving China-US relationship.

The anniversary was a celebration of China’s achievements.

A new Pax Sinica would offer monumental changes in the managemental style of global governance, and it is in the best interest of the West learn to work around and understand Beijing’s intentions.

Why has China achieved so much in 40 years?