Energy, agriculture and education all have great potential to draw the neighbors closer. But don’t expect them to become conventional allies.

Under constant attack from various corners of the United States, China may have difficulty sustaining a new type of major-country relationship. Its policies are at a crossroad.

China and the United States need to economic and technological competition in a healthy and peaceful zone because it’s normal and necessary for progress.

The relationship between the US and China experienced a brief respite following another bruising year of mutual disputes and recriminations. Many analysts anticipate more gyrations and acrimony in 2020.

Philippine president Duterte and the US-trained Philippine military have long been at war concerning the country’s amicability with China. Now, a Beijing-friendly official has come into power in the coast guard, tipping the balance in Duterte’s favor.

The age of artificial intelligence is coming. But if major powers fail to keep pace, they could be putting mankind at risk.

The role of small countries, whether in terms of moral influence, upholding free and open trade or promoting regional peace and stability, should not be underestimated.

Globalization offers context for the identity politics that grips political life everywhere. China knows that that balancing market efficacy and social justice is essential.

The United States is trying to make high-tech a platform for strategic rivalry, which is not how China sees it. The reality in the field is a kind of constructive and strategic mutual dependency.

Both countries stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation. The lesson still holds true today and will remain so in the future.