Navigating the uncertainties of US-China relations over the next decade

Over the next decade, many economic, geopolitical, and technological challenges and opportunities will influence the trajectory of U.S.-China relations. How should various factors be weighted when evaluating future trajectories for the relationship? How will each country’s domestic situation influence their approach to the relationship? What external factors might have the greatest impact on how the United States and China relate to each other?

On January 19, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings and Pax sapiens co-hosted a public event that examined these and other related questions. Betty Sue Flowers and Conor Seyle presented the findings of a year-long study that Pax sapiens and the Grandview Institution conducted on future scenarios for the U.S.-China relationship, and then Brookings scholar Ryan Hass moderated an expert panel discussion on the path forward for Washington and Beijing.

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