Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
This day-long conference explored China's evolving foreign policy and global role with a view to identifying effective solutions to shared global challenges.
During the first meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Sunnylands Estate, Xi proposed the concept of a “new type of great-power relations” as a framework for the bilateral relationship. Since then, numerous questions still remain as to how this concept will play out.
Iran’s leadership recently agreed to resume P5+1 negotiations over its nuclear program after over a decade of economic sanctions.
The United States and China can build a new type of great power relations by making cooperation on global challenges the dominant element.
On the heels of Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama’s historic meeting at the Sunnylands Estate in California, analysts seek to assess what was achieved, and the implications for U.S.-China relations moving forward.
Despite its rebalancing toward Asia, the Middle East remains a key priority for the United States.
As the United States decreases its commitments in the Middle East and pivots its focus to Asia, it must find areas of common interest with a rising China if the two Pacific powers are to begin a new era of cooperation and mutual trust.
As China rapidly develops into a regional power with growing global influence, the United States seeks to engage it on a range of issues, especially international security.
As the North Korean regime continues to issue provocative warnings for foreigners to evacuate the Korean peninsula, suggesting military escalation, regional cooperation has become essential to maintainingstability on the peninsula.
China is reassessing its policy calculus toward the Korean Peninsula.
