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A number of pressing policy challenges are present in the U.S.-China relationship. As the two countries continue to wrestle over issues related to trade, currencies, and international crises like the conflict in Syria, Brookings experts discuss the complicated relationship between the United States and China, and examine China's growing role in international politics.

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United States Policy towards Northeast Asia

April 2013, Richard C. Bush III

Richard Bush examines the United States’ rebalancing policy toward Asia. Bush argues that the rebalancing is not designed to contain China but to address its “revival,” and notes that the Korean Peninsula is one of the “test cases” that will shape both PRC and U.S. intentions over the long term.

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Before China's 18th Party Congress, Cheng Li profiled 25 possible members of the Politburo, examining their backgrounds, family and patron-client ties, political prospects and policy preferences. See Li's profiles of the seven individuals who were named to the Politburo Standing Committee: