Trade tariffs have helped redefine the US-China relationship, as businesses pay the price. The impact is being felt by large brands to small family-run farms, with the current pandemic compounding the uncertainty. He Weiwen, a senior fellow at Renmin University says despite the damage, tariffs introduced in the Trump era are being extended by the Biden administration.

Professor Chen Dongxiao is President of the Shanghai Institutes of International Studies. In this interview with James Chau, he looks at a new vision that must meet our new needs.

Chen Dongxiao, President of the Shanghai Institutes of International Studies, unpacks the burdens and opportunities ahead, and what it will require to correct the global course.

The US and China are two major countries at loggerheads. But international researchers like Shen Yamei say trade and foreign policies introduced by the Trump White House are being extended by President Joe Biden, who in his first six months in office has adopted similar positions towards America's relationships with the world. Shen Yamei is Director for American Studies at the China Institute of International Studies.

Not Talking Feeds Suspicion | Craig Allen Geopolitical differences continue to hamper investment and growth across US-China trade, especially in technology-related businesses that vary from medicines to aerospace. Craig Allen, President of The US-China Business Council, says the two countries must learn to focus on the competitive side of their relationship, while managing "antagonism" and expectations. This is his conversation with our Host, James Chau.

Craig Allen is President of The US-China Business Council. He says there are positive signals for both countries, pointing to significant two-way trade, including 20% growth in US exports to China in 2020. But, while contentious terms such as "decoupling" are not used by the Biden administration, technology restrictions on both sides are hampering opportunity. He speaks from Washington DC with our Host, James Chau.

Any relationship experiences change. But in the case of the United States and China, the shifts currently undergoing require everyone to adapt quickly. We spoke to Sara Hsu, Visiting Scholar at Fudan University and CEO of China Rising Capital Forecast, a fintech startup covering Chinese financial policies and developments.

Charles Ray was first posted to Guangzhou in the south, and Shenyang in the northeast — both major trading posts today, but relatively unknown when he lived there. Later serving as America's top envoy to Cambodia and Zimbabwe, he speaks about culture and identity, and the challenges for two nations shaping the world.