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Did Biden Get China Right? Lessons Learned and What Comes Next
Tue, March 24th, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
Live Online
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The strategic competition between the United States and China will shape the operating environment for American statecraft for years to come. How is President Trump approaching China in his second term versus those who came before him? The Biden administration was the first U.S. administration to tackle this strategic challenge head on. How well did it perform? What lessons can be gleaned from its experience ahead of the upcoming Trump-Xi summit?
“Implementing the Biden Administration’s China Strategy,” a new report by Christopher S. Chivvis and Senkai Hsia for the Carnegie Endowment’s American Statecraft Program, tackles these questions. Drawing on dozens of interviews with senior Biden officials, the report traces the evolution of the administration’s approach and distills key lessons from both its successes and its shortcomings.
To mark the launch of this report, Christopher S. Chivvis, senior fellow and director of the American Statecraft Program, will be joined for a discussion by Rush Doshi, Julian Gerwitz, and Laura Rosenberger, former senior National Security Council officials who served as key architects of the administration’s China policy. Together, they’ll explore how the White House translated a broad strategic vision into operational policy, what it takes to manage great power relations, and more.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Christopher S. Chivvis
Senior Fellow and Director, American Statecraft Program
Christopher S. Chivvis is the director of the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Rush Doshi
C.V. Starr Senior Fellow for Asia Studies
Rush Doshi is the C.V. Starr senior fellow for Asia studies and director of the China Strategy Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
Julian Gerwitz
Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University
Julian Gewirtz is a senior research scholar at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
Laura Rosenberger
Former Chair of the American Institute in Taiwan
Laura Rosenberger formerly served as chair of the American Institute in Taiwan and as special assistant to the President and senior director for China and Taiwan on the National Security Council (NSC) at the White House.