Event Summary
China’s continued ascension presents policy challenges for both Beijing and Washington. President Barack Obama made his first trip to China from November 15-18, where he addressed a multitude of issues ranging from climate change to trade and the economy to military ties between the two nations.
Kenneth Lieberthal, a Brookings expert and director of the John L. Thornton China Center, who served as a special assistant to the president for national security and senior director for Asia at the White House National Security Council from 1998 through 2000, and Senior
Politico Editor Fred Barbash took questions about the president’s trip in this edition of the Scouting Report.
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