From pivots to rebalancing, Steve Orlins explains that the United State has lost “Innumerable opportunities” to coordinate with China. Now, as both nations appoint new leaders days apart from one another, Orlins describes why the Obama administration should support China’s reformers.

Unless the international community comes up with an extensive consensus, political dialogue and transition will stall in Syria while sanguinary conflicts there will surely get even wilder and fiercer. An effective solution of the Syrian crisis will be a test of the courage of the conflicting parties. It will also be a test of the competence of the UN Security Council to safeguard world peace.

It’s time the US reexamine the concept of strategic ambiguity in dealing with China. It simply has not worked. Both the US and China can better deploy their energy on other issues rather than managing the ups and downs of the bilateral relationship.

Since the incumbent Barack Obama has won re-election in the US presidential race, more consistency is expected in US foreign policy in the next four years. China has paid great attention to US rebalancing towards Asia and the increasing US presence in the region.

In order to a avoid a “mutual assured depression” relationship, Richard Weitz argues that China and the United States must work together to deal with global challenges.

This week, leaders from across Europe head to Laos for the Asia-Europe Meeting. Will the EU follow in the footsteps of the US and make a pivot to Asia?

Beijing has been the driving force behind the SCO’s creation and modest success. However, as the organization develops, questions have arisen regarding the security structure and the process of adding new members. How China guides the SCO will have a lasting impact on the organization’s success.

In an exclusive interview with the China US Focus, Ambassador Chen shares his concerns for the deteriorating relation between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands dispute. He also touches upon the US role in the conflict by pointing out the issue was planted by the US.

Some people say that the current Sino-US relationship is “interdependence", but a kind of "uncomfortable interdependence". Such a remark is not entirely unjust

Presidential candidates bashing China is nothing new, and Chinese officials may have learned to take extreme campaign promises with a grain of salt. However, at what point does this arguably unfounded campaign rhetoric become reality?