A fragile reconnection in U.S.-China diplomacy presents an opportunity to begin to set the terms of strategic competition.

Even though Beijing is competing, it doesn’t want to define bilateral relations in competitive terms.

U.S.-China relations have entered the most difficult period since bilateral normalization in the 1970s.

President Barack Obama’s pivot to Asia has been a keystone of his administration, but questions linger over its impact on the region and the U.S.-China relationship.