The changing dynamics between the United States and China is reshaping the international system. Historical, cultural, and political differences as well as misunderstandings of each other’s strategic intentions risk potentially catastrophic escalation across military, economic, and political realms. The way China interacts with the international community will help to define the 21st century’s political, economic, military, and governance norms worldwide.
Stimson’s China program works to assess China’s strategic intentions and foreign policy behaviors to reduce the likelihood of misunderstandings, misperceptions, and miscalculations. The program seeks to understandings of strategic considerations — not only of China and the United States, but also other states in and outside the region. Recognizing that dialogue is important for developing better understanding among regional actors, the program works to expand interaction between the Chinese foreign policy community and their counterparts in other countries.
The key challenge for Biden is to reaffirm a historically rock-solid partnership network at a time of pressing global challenges in Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific.
July 8, 2022
NATO turns its attention to China as a strategic challenge to the Euro-Atlantic region.
July 5, 2022
As President Biden’s Asia trip comes to a close, Stimson experts weigh in on its impact across four critical players: South Korea, China, Taiwan, and Japan.
May 25, 2022
As the war in Ukraine heats up, China and its Middle East partners grow closer over a shared distaste for the United States
May 6, 2022
Questions are rampant as to what role China will play to mediate and when.
April 15, 2022
Mainstream scholars and senior leaders are increasingly convinced that the war in Ukraine presents a “window of strategic opportunity.”
March 22, 2022
While the Trump administration pursued “everything” on North Korea and the Obama administration “nothing,” it appears the Biden administration is open to exploring “something in the middle,” guided by lessons from the past.
February 28, 2022
A careful examination of the events suggests that China was, in fact, played.
February 28, 2022
