It’s imperative to look at history when considering the current state of the China-U.S. bilateral relationship, or even the state of the world. In this video, Joseph Nye of Harvard University sits down with James Chau to discuss how the past is impacting the present, and how it can give us a better understanding of how to approach the long-term global future.

In this interview, James Chau sits down with Jeffrey Sachs, international economist and University Professor at Columbia University, to discuss bilateral technology restrictions, the China-Russia-U.S. triangular relationship, and ways in which Chinese and Americans can learn from each other.

The social and economic challenges China is experiencing are not unique. In fact, they're quite similar to obstacles being faced by the rest of the world, including the U.S. But our history and cultural heritage play a huge role in how we react. In this video, economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs unpacks China's response to these challenges, and reminds us that if we could remember that we’re all in this together, we could undoubtedly come up with better global solutions.

The once-in-five years gathering of China’s top leaders has come and gone, setting the stage for the country’s domestic and geopolitical pursuits over the next half-decade. Jeffrey Sachs, economist and professor at Columbia University, emphasizes that the meeting made one thing clear: China will keep moving forward no matter what. And if the U.S. wants to make headway in bilateral cooperation, Washington must shift their tone.

How the U.S., Russia, and China find ways to work together, even as they disagree over fundamental issues, has been a central challenge in recent months. Doug Bandow of the Cato Institute discusses the significance of these nations finding space to cooperate and ways in which to do so, for the good of both the trilateral relationship and the rest of the world.

In the 1970s, America's foreign policy was being shaped by three European immgrants, including Zbigniew Brzezinski who was a right hand man to Jimmy Carter. In this video, our Host James Chau speaks to Cheng Li of Brookings Institution, about what we can learn.

China and the United States may be experiencing new hurdles in their relationship. But there is always hope in humanity — and in these two countries, the limitless potential of over 1.7 billion people combined. Cui Tiankai, longtime envoy to Washington, speaks to our Host James Chau.

The 20th CPC National Congress is about to take place in Beijing, a once-in-five-year event that has global consequences for everyone. Cheng Li, Director of Brooking's Thornton Center, unpacks what's at stake in this video with James Chau.