When reading about China – U.S. relations or talking with Chinese interlocutors, the common refrain is that China and the U.S. can resolve their differences and overcome the trust deficit. Unfortunately, this is counterproductive because it undermines efforts to find near-term solutions to urgent problems.

A recent study co-authored by Dr. Kenneth Lieberthal and Dr.Wang Jisi has aroused a great deal of interest among Chinese and American officials and policy analysts who are concerned about the relationship. One frequently asked question is: given the degree of the mutual distrust and the difficulty in reducing it, are the two countries heading for a long-term strategic rivalry and confrontation?

At first glance, that may sound like a crazy question. The two giants of the global economy appear to be heading in opposite directions. China is the world'

In a survey of 259 students at my university less than two months ago about the future of China-U.S. relations, the answers to the question “What’s your list

In May 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. to be the United States Ambassador to China.  Confirmed by the Senate in July, Hu

There is much speculation about China’s future, particularly about how it might leverage its economic growth to expand influence abroad and change the status q

Recently, I made two respective trips to Washington D.C. Before and after President Hu Jintao`s state visit to the U.S. in January 2011. During my stay in D.C.,

President Hu Jintao’s state visit to the United States from January 18 to 21 at the invitation of US President Barack Obama took place in the context of important historic guides about the development of Sino-US relationships.