How China interacts with the international community will help define the 21st century’s political, economic, military, and governance norms worldwide. The intersection of China’s growing ambition for global influence and existing U.S. overseas engagement is where the two countries are forced to contend with how their national interests, goals, and worldviews converge and diverge. The Chinese Foreign Policy project assesses China’s strategic intentions and foreign policy behaviors to reduce the likelihood of misunderstanding, misperception, and miscalculation. By furthering dialogue among regional actors, we work to expand interaction between the Chinese foreign policy community and their counterparts in other countries, aiming for a nuanced and realistic understanding of Chinese strategic intentions valuable for policymakers, practitioners, and experts.
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
South Korea remains caught in the middle of an intensifying strategic competition between the United States and China.
February 28, 2022