The rapidly developing Chinese space program contains several misconceptions including China is looking to extend military power, China is weaponizing space and that Chinese space activity is a threat to the US. As Zhao Weibin explains, China, has only peaceful space goals.

While recent revelations surrounding the National Security Agency’s intelligence collection programs and cybersecurity have weighed on US-China relations, Chris Bronk explains the recent diplomatic row over Edward Snowden is not reason to end discussions and stop cooperating on cyber issues.

Edward Snowden’s swift departure from Hong Kong has put a strain on relations between China and the US. While this international incident comes shortly after the initial meeting of Xi and Obama, Walker Rowe explains that this opportunity can shape, not overshadow, the progress made.

The release of classified information by Edward Snowden has revealed three facts about the nature of the United States in regards to its security, policies and global relations. As Ma Jun explains, the vulnerability of US security, the shame of US policies and the hypocrisy of US democracy will continue to weigh on Sino-US relations.

Liu Jiangyong writes that the Sino-Japanese dispute over the sovereignty of the Diaoyu Islands has entered a new stage; and disputes Japanese claims, saying that China will not shelve the issue unilaterally.

As the United States seeks to engage China on cyber security issues at the upcoming Strategic and Economic Dialogue; the Obama administration should first outline its domestic cyber regulations.

Chinese passivism towards terrorism/extremism may be suiting to change based on the Mali conflict. Through much of the Mali conflict, China held its typical responses: urging peace and stability. But in late 2012, China offered military support to Mali. It also pledged to offer monetary aid and suggested methods to help nations build their capacities to ward off extremist uprisings.

Deep within the National Security Agency, an elite, rarely discussed team of hackers and spies is targeting America’s enemies abroad.

In the past, the global ICT ecosystem was dominated by U.S. companies. Today, that dominance is crumbling. In this view, the commercial success of Huawei and ZTE would be the result of their competitive strategies. The global shift to a multipolar system marks a new era for ICTs and the way that markets emerge.

The United States Department of Defense’s most recent report on the People’s Liberation Army strained already heightened tensions between the US and China due to its focus on cyber security. Lu Jinghua argues the US needs to stop imagining cyber threats and start cooperating with China.