In her recent visit, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sought to establish a solid prerequisite for the development of relations between China and the United States. It’s a fine concept in theory, but the U.S. is making it difficult to accomplish in real life.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently visited China. The visit and the core messages that accompanied it were remarkable because they evinced an America short on confidence but imbued with its historic sense of entitlement.

Defining the relationship between China and the United States primarily as one of competition — as the U.S. is doing — is dangerous and not advisable. Competition can easily turn into conflict. The long-term U.S. posture on this will depend upon the outcome of the presidential election.

The United States and China have opened communication channels in many touchy areas. But they have yet to do so in the field of technology competition, which has risen to a level of sensitivity on par with Taiwan and the South China Sea. It is urgent for the two nations to create such a mechanism now.

Joseph Nye is University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University, and a regular contributor to China-US Focus. He unpacks his insights on the bila

In this interview with China-US Focus, Myron Brilliant, senior counselor at Dentons Global Advisors-ASG, discusses ways to enhance economic stability and increa

Economic and trade cooperation has been regarded as the great stabilizer of China-U.S. relations for many years. As the two countries’ internal and external environments grow ever more complex, however, it’s not clear that this will continue to be the case.

The United States seeks to widen the technology gap with China as much as possible and thus will create more barriers for Chinese research and development. It may even try to push back some of the technological advancements China has made. China needs to prepare for greater pressure.

FBI Director Christopher Wray recently upped the ante in America’s anti-China campaign. In congressional testimony on January 31, he sounded the alarm over intensified Chinese hacking activity and warned that US infrastructure – telecommunications, energy, transportation, and water – is acutely vulnerable to the Chinese state-sponsored hacker group Volt Typhoon. Front-page coverage by the New York Times added to the sense of urgency.

Summary of concepts presented by experts at Jan. 30 seminar hosted by the Charigo Center for International Economic Cooperation (CIEC)