China–United States relations

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‘Open lines of communication’ are crucial to improving relations with Beijing, Amb Nicholas Burns says

US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns was in the room this week when Secretary of State Antony Blinken sat down with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Amb. Burns spoke with The World’s Marco Werman about Taiwan, Ukraine and why US and Chinese military leaders have stopped talking to one another.

‘Open lines of communication’ are crucial to improving relations with Beijing, Amb Nicholas Burns says
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, visits the community of Guyuanxiang in the Tianshan District in Urumqi in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. 

US companies reexamine supply chains under new law against Uyghur forced labor

US companies reexamine supply chains under new law against Uyghur forced labor
Screenshot of a soldier from the war epic "Battle at Lake Changjin"

Chinese blockbuster war film salutes China's military might and heroism

Chinese blockbuster war film salutes China's military might and heroism
Table top tennis players compete in front of a large blue banner

A fresh call for ‘pingpong diplomacy’ on the 50th anniversary of the first US-China games

A fresh call for ‘pingpong diplomacy’ on the 50th anniversary of the first US-China games
Pairs of individuals hug each other at an airport with their luggage on their shoulders and near their bodies

'You can’t just break up’: US-China tensions add stress for binational couples

'You can’t just break up’: US-China tensions add stress for binational couples
Chinese and US flags flutter

Was the US sleeping through China's rise?

If the US can’t take care of itself in times of major crisis, how exactly is it supposed to “beat” China in global competition?

Was the US sleeping through China's rise?
Two men sitting on couches

Jon Huntsman: ‘Stakes are high’ for US-China relationship

Former US Ambassador Jon Huntsman speaks with The World’s Marco Werman about the deterioration of relations between China and the US. 

Jon Huntsman: ‘Stakes are high’ for US-China relationship
A man in a suit speaks from a podium with the US flag

US-China relationship headed toward ‘permanent lasting rupture,’ analyst says

The US-China relationship is on course for a "prolonged rivalry," Jude Blanchette, a China scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies tells The World.

US-China relationship headed toward ‘permanent lasting rupture,’ analyst says
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Candidates lay out China policy in Democratic debate

Seven presidential contenders faced off in California for the final Democratic debate before heading into the new year. One topic came up that really hadn't before: China. Bonnie Glaser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies spoke with The World about implications.

Candidates lay out China policy in Democratic debate
Trump-Xi phase one trade deal

US-China trade deal: 3 fundamental issues remain unresolved

Is the US-China "phase one" trade deal the end of the trade war? Don't count on it.

US-China trade deal: 3 fundamental issues remain unresolved
A container ship at the port of New Orleans. China is the US’ largest trading partner — the US imported $540 billion worth of goods from China last year.

Trump says trade wars are 'easy to win.' (They're not.)

It looked like Washington and Beijing were close to a deal. But discussions fell apart and US President Donald Trump is increasing the rate for tariffs on Chinese imports.

Trump says trade wars are 'easy to win.' (They're not.)
This is a 2016 photo of the guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur operating in the South China Sea. The ship was involved in a near collision early this week with a Chinese warship, according to the US military.

US and Chinese warships came perilously close to collision, and it’s probably going to keep happening

There’s a high stakes game of chicken going on in the South China Sea, and neither the US nor China is showing any sign of backing down.

US and Chinese warships came perilously close to collision, and it’s probably going to keep happening
Trump meets with Jinping in China

The next cold war? US-China trade war risks something worse

The US and China once again exchanged fire in their escalating trade war. Tariffs have been the main source of ammunition thus far, but China has other weapons it could begin to deploy.

The next cold war? US-China trade war risks something worse
In this cartoon, Xi Jinping of China, sits on the side of a bed, ready to lay down next to a sleeping Mao Zedong.

Chinese political cartoonist Rebel Pepper finds more artistic freedom in the US

Rebel Pepper fled China for Japan and then Washington, DC, to escape charges of subversion because of his cartoons.

Chinese political cartoonist Rebel Pepper finds more artistic freedom in the US
Workers use machines to move containers. The vehicles are dwarfed by tall stacks of containers — piled about six high — on all sides.

Why China can't meet Trump's $200 billion trade demand

There are three ways to reduce the $375 billion deficit — but all of them are long shots.

Why China can't meet Trump's $200 billion trade demand