Rather than plunging ever deeper into the Trump rabbit hole, we are witnessing a process of higher-level integration of the world economy. Meanwhile, the new U.S. president will work to reestablish and strengthen American hegemony.

China and the EU are staunch supporters of multilateralism, and the recent BIT agreement, underpinned by institutionalized rules for win-win cooperation, will significantly shore up confidence in cooperation in global governance.

Technology and politics should not be bundled. The practice has led to intense, even out-of-control, tech competition over the past few years, and it only closes off communication.

If the UK hasn’t thought through its position relative to the strategic competition between China and the United States, its pivot to the region will not make much of a splash.

China’s ambitious foreign investments have attracted all kinds of attention - supporters point out its material benefits, while critics emphasize the lopsided power dynamic of Chinese capital. In Central Asia, economic and ethnic tensions in the mining sector have put China’s business practices under scrutiny.

The United States needs to have greater cooperation with its allies in order to achieve more effective relations with China.

On the threshold of a new world order and a new China-U.S. reality, if we have not seen a clear path ahead for the bilateral ties, we might turn to history for some guide.

Local and subnational governments play an indispensable role in maintaining healthy relations between the United States and China. By proactively engaging and empowering them, the incoming administration can achieve positive results.

Instead of transactional trade agreements, Biden’s China policy seems to seek concrete change in Beijing’s behavior. With a transatlantic divide between the US and Europe, it might be difficult to sway certain European countries into siding with Washington over Beijing.

A new U.S. policy will emerge in the South China Sea, but only slowly. After his inauguration Biden will pick up where Obama left off, but adding new strategic wrinkles as the U.S. enlists other countries to play its game.