The United States and China are politically opposite, but economically competitive and globally collaborative. Dr. Keyu Jin of the London School of Economics and Political Science argues that this new era of competitive collaboration can be a sustainable model for the future, but it requires both countries to focus on specific issues, embrace opportunities for foreign companies, and avoid a narrow national security lens.

As the highest-level visit to Beijing in three years comes to a close, we examine the outcomes and consequences after years of stalemate in the bilateral relationship. James Chau speaks in this special interview with Max Baucus.

Ted Carpenter, a Senior Fellow with the Randolph Bourne Institute, discusses the impacts of China containment policies in East Asia.

In this video, Ted Carpenter, a Senior Fellow with the Randolph Bourne Institute, shares why flexibility is important in how Washington responds to China’s international overtures.

It will take more than top-level talks for China and the U.S. to find common ground and address important issues, says Ted Carpenter, a Senior Fellow with the Randolph Bourne Institute – the underlying problems must be addressed at a different level.

Ted Carpenter, a Senior Fellow with the Randolph Bourne Institute, discusses new efforts to expand the U.S. and Europe’s influence in East Asia and its impacts in the region.

Dr. Michael Swaine, a senior research fellow working in the East Asia program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, thinks that the U.S. pursuing competition over conflict with China is generally the right approach. But it’s important to remember that “winning” isn’t the endgame - this will be an ongoing process. And the best way to compete is by strengthening your own capabilities, rather than seeking to undermine the other.

Domestic situations on both sides of the Pacific are influencing the bilateral relationship, says Dr. Michael Swaine, a senior research fellow working in the East Asia program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. And leaders shouldn't let these dynamics undermine the ability of both sides to have meaningful dialogue with one another.