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The Washington Post's Karen DeYoung, The New York Times' Carol Giacomo, and Süddeutsche Zeitung's Stefan Kornelius join Brian Hanson to discuss global news.

Steven Erlanger of the New York Times, Financial Times' Edward Luce, and CUNY's Carla Anne Robbins joined Council President Ivo Daalder to share their perspectives on emerging global stories.

This report indicates that the American public does not yet see China as an urgent threat to national security.

A plurality of Americans—and a majority of Republicans—also say that US leaders are not paying enough attention to US-China competition.

Republicans are more concerned about China's rise than ever before.

Economist Derek Scissors joins the Council on this episode of Wait Just a Minute.

Chinese officials have elevated food security as a policy priority, and they're taking seeds seriously.

Adam Segal explains the battles between China and the US over products like Huawei and TikTok, their role in US foreign policy, and why US allies are choosing sides. 

If the United States and China are competing over global public opinion, who’s winning, and where?

"The idea that somehow NATO has no interest in the Pacific and should stay away is a misnomer and is not going to happen," says Council President Ivo Daalder on CNN.

This paper explores how China’s growth in naval power is proceeding at a remarkable rate and foreshadows a change in the regional maritime balance of power.

This survey indicates that Americans broadly support engaging in trade with China but are split along partisan lines on how to engage in that trade.

Julia Lovell, author of Maoism: A Global History, joins the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Deep Dish podcast to discuss the legacy of Mao Zedong.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Craig Kafura explores how Millennials hold distinct views on US-China foreign policy.

New data from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs suggests the difference in opinion is beginning to narrow on the perceived threat of China.

Chicago Council Survey data reveals growing concern across party lines about China's economic and military power.

Paul Heer joins Deep Dish to argue that engagement is necessary in shaping the US-China relationship.

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder explores if China’s investment in Africa a debt trap.

China and Russia dominate the future of the transatlantic alliance, Council President Ivo Daalder explains to CNN.

Deep Dish explores the challenges and choices Taiwan faces in preserving peace and navigating its delicate relationship with China and the US.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores how recent polling finds that Americans have a more negative view on China than ever before.

In lieu of a new World Review, Ivo Daalder talks with Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd about the foreign policy objectives of the United States and China and how these superpowers can prevent competition from sparking a conflict.

The public generally does not see current US trade policies toward China as benefiting Americans.

Xuefei Ren argues that cities in China and India are more aptly compared in territorial vs. associational governance than by regime type.

Why microchips are at the heart of the geopolitical contest between the US and China.

Younger Americans are more confident in US power vis-a-vis China and are more likely to oppose restrictions on scientific and educational exchanges between the two.

On Deep Dish we discuss if protests against zero-COVID mean a change in Chinese attitudes toward political expression.

A February 2019 poll found most Americans describe the United States and China as rivals (63%) rather than partners (32%).

Why is China so eager to make deals with Pacific nations? China experts Patrick Cronin and Bonnie Glaser join Deep Dish to discuss.

Brian Hanson discusses our future with the EU and China with Wendy Cutler and Noah Barkin.

Some say China's Belt and Road Initiative is a solution to help African countries build modern economies, while others call it "debt trap diplomacy." Who's right and how can—or should—the United States compete?

Four in ten Americans (38%) see the development of China as a world power as a critical threat, in line with how Americans have felt about China’s development since 2004. In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog, Craig Kafura explains

An announcement made following the G7 Hiroshima Summit brings the group one step closer to a proposed “Economic Article 5.”

Dutch and American publics do not see China’s economic growth as beneficial and view the country as a security threat.

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder answers a question about the that factors could lead China and the United States into a military conflict.