
Minister Xie Zhenhua of China and Senator Maria Cantwell discussed U.S.-China climate cooperation, stressing that China and the U.S. are already engaging in dialogue and taking important action.

Through various policies of the Bush administration, the United States lost a considerable amount of international authority. Amidst a system of rising powers, this could have grave consequences for global stability. However, the future depends on the Obama administration’s efforts to regain American authority.

China's faltering economic growth is posing the hardest test yet to the resilience of the Chinese Communist Party.

Drops in Chinese export figures and declines in world GDP suggest there will not be an economic recovery in the fourth quarter of 2009. The upcoming G-20 meeting must focus on halting the contraction as opposed to reforming the financial architecture.

The apparent willingness of Chinese leaders to tolerate its Navy's dangerous maneuvers against U.S. vessels suggests a lack of regard for international laws governing ship and air contacts, raising broader concerns about Beijing's willingness to accept international norms.

To counter the threat posed by debris from space weapons tests, space-faring nations should enact a Code of Conduct that bans further destructive tests of anti-satellite weapons.

An examination of the current structure of China's healthcare system, the obstacles that the regime must overcome to achieve universal healthcare, and the competing proposals for improving it.

Experts for the United States, Europe, and China debate the future of trilateral relations.

In light of the Obama administration's forecast that the government will borrow $3.7 trillion in the next two years, there are growing concerns over the willingness and ability of global investors to finance American debt.

China's future economic performance could be undermined by half-finished and misguided government policies that have created persistent flaws in its economic institutions and structures.