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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.

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.

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

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.

The American public is increasingly skeptical of the US-China trade relationship, and narrow majorities support increased restrictions on both trade and technological exchanges.

According to foreign policy leader surveys concerns about a potential trade war between the US and China are widespread.

As the United States and China compete for influence in the region, two experts weigh in on what Africans would like to see from each potential partner moving forward.

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.