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A March 2021 survey finds Americans see US priorities in Asia to be less about limiting the expansion of China and more about economic growth and strengthening democracy.

Securing aid on denuclearizing North Korea requires understanding of China’s strategic thinking, says this report from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

Fifty years ago, US President Richard Nixon traveled to China and established the basis for a normalization of relations between the two powers. Are we due for another transformation?

Cécile Shea and Paul Heer discuss President Biden's recent trip to the Middle East and the power competition between China and the US.

Karl Friedhoff examines poll results of regional leaders regarding China's activities.

The US public's perception of China has changed significantly since Xi Jinping took office, Craig Kafura says.

How can the US confront human rights abuses in China, without robbing athletes of the opportunity to compete on the world stage?

Recent surveys find significant partisan differences among leaders and the public on the degree of threat posed by China and how the United States should respond.

2021 Chicago Council Survey data show a majority of Americans support a range of US policies towards Taiwan: recognition as an independent country, inclusion in international organizations, and a US-Taiwan free trade agreement.

Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade.

As China tightens security in Hong Kong, many American businesses consider retreat and relocalization

What cards does the United States have to bolster its future national security strategy for the twenty-first century? And how will China deal with it?

The 2022 protests in China have led President Xi Jinping to lift COVID lockdowns. Students held white paper protests to ask for freedom and democracy.

Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura analyze survey data showing that for the first time in nearly two decades, a majority of Americans describe the development of China as a world power as a critical threat to the United States.

Survey data show the American public believes relations with each of the countries are important. However, there is a variance in the opinion that shows larger issues affecting the trilateral relationship.

A comparison of two recent polls finds some similarities—and some significant differences—in how international relations scholars and the American public want to approach China.

None of Trump's Democratic would-be rivals look likely to adopt a softer stance on China.

New survey data shows a partisan divide on what Americans believe is the greatest threat to the United States: Democrats rank violent white nationalist groups the highest, while Republicans list China as the greatest threat.

This survey shows Americans still think that the US should work on friendly engagement and strengthening ties with China.

Changes in the public's opinion within the last year will offer some insight into the stability of the relationship between the United States and China.