The US-China Podcast

Countries across the globe are increasingly focused on the Arctic due to its expanding shipping routes, vast natural resources, and cutting-edge scientific research opportunities. China views  the Arctic  as a critical new frontier for its economic and geostrategic opportunities. Since China isn't geographically located in the Arctic, it must work with other nations, like  Russia , to achieve its...

As AI technologies  become increasingly sophisticated, the United States and China are vying to win this technology competition. Both countries have different approaches and strengths in their development, deployment, and regulation of AI  – the United States is recognized as leading in advanced AI development and China in industrial AI integration. Although perceptions of AI differ between people...

CHINA Town Hall (CTH),  a program that provides a snapshot of the current U.S.-China relationship and examines how that relationship reverberates at the local level – in our towns, states, and nation – connects people around the country with  U.S. policymakers and thought leaders on China .   The  2026 CHINA Town Hall  program took place on  Tuesday, April 7, at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT , with tw...

China's role in the  Middle East and North Africa  has grown in recent years as Beijing has expanded its engagement in energy,  trade , infrastructure, and  diplomacy  across the region. At the same time, Middle Eastern and North African governments are assessing what deeper ties with China can offer and where Beijing's influence still falls short. What draws China to the Middle East and North Afr...

China is the largest manufacturer, installer, and user of clean energy and  electric vehicles. , At the same time, it emits more greenhouse gasses than any other country. While efforts to work with the United States on climate issues have stalled in recent years, a combination of grass roots activism and long term government policy are driving China's environmental movement forward. How does China...

Educational exchange is a primary way for American and Chinese people to interact with each other, creating opportunities to build common ground. However, both the United States and Chinese governments are hindering and restricting educational exchange opportunities by limiting interactions and complicating bureaucratic processes. Despite these hurdles, opportunities persist for U.S.-China collabo...

Inequality in the United States and China remains problematic as policymakers grapple with high costs, tepid  employment , and an uncertain  global economy . Social policy scholars work to highlight the visible and invisible factors contributing to inequality in both countries. Common solutions have emerged over time like a focus on  children's education  and  women's empowerment . Despite best ef...

Read China & the Hill on  Substack China & the Hill  is a weekly  newsletter  covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the  U.S.-China Podcast .

David M. Lampton and Wang Jisi co-authored an article published in the March/April 2026 issue of Foreign Affairs in which they argue that the character of the U.S.-China bilateral relationship has changed profoundly . In the early 2010s the two countries moved from cautious engagement with each other to tense rivalry. Each sees the other as the primary threat to its core values, political legitima...

Read China & the Hill on  Substack China & the Hill  is a weekly  newsletter  covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the  U.S.-China Podcast .

China's development investments across the African continent have had global ramifications. Inspired by the ability to use language to build bridges, NCUSCR staff Lizabeth Bamgboye discusses her experience studying China and its impact on Africa and the wider African diaspora. As a Nigerian-American Lizabeth reflects on how different countries learn about China and what that means for diplomatic t...

Read China & the Hill on Substack China & the Hill  is a weekly  newsletter  covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the  U.S.-China Podcast .

Fourteen years ago, nearly 15,000 Americans were studying abroad in China – but now the number is  less than 2,000 . Fewer economic opportunities for Americans in China and  changing U.S. perceptions of China  are partially to blame for this decline, but the need for China expertise, particularly to craft effective foreign policy, is growing as  China continues to rise . However, the U.S. governme...

🚨 Check out the new  China & the Hill Legislation Database ! 🚨 China & the Hill is now on  Substack China & the Hill  is a weekly  newsletter  covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the  U...

🚨 Check out the new  China & the Hill Legislation Database ! 🚨 China & the Hill is now on  Substack China & the Hill  is a weekly  newsletter  covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the  U...

100,000 fewer  Chinese international students are in the U nited States  compared to 2019, and this trend is showing  no signs of slowing .  These students are a  major economic driver  in small college towns and large cities across the United States . In 2024, Chinese international students had an estimated  $14.6 billion -dollar  economic impact in the United States through  tuition and living c...

On January 3, 2026, the United States launched a military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicholas Maduro and an escalation in U.S.-Venezuela tensions. This intervention has sparked intense global debate – raising questions about  international law , sovereignty, and the use of force. It also highlighted the broader implications of intensifying U.S.–China competiti...

Smart Rabbits: American Small Businesspeople, Trade Wars, and the Future of U.S.-China Relations looks at how small businesses navigate the intricate web of U.S.-China relations. Author Douglas Barry captures the voices of entrepreneurs whose daily lives reflect the larger narrative of economic interdependence and geopolitical tension, profiling American small business owners who forge connections...

The Party's Interests Come First   is the first English-language biography of Xi Zhongxun, the father of China's current leader, Xi Jinping. It is both a story of the Chinese revolution and the first several decades of the People's Republic of China and a personal account of developing one's own sense of identity within a larger political context. Drawing on an array of documents, interviews, diar...

On December 8, 2025, President Donald Trump stated that  NVIDIA would be allowed to sell its advanced H200 chips to China . This decision departs from previous U.S. policy that prevented the export of H200 chips to China to preserve the United States' lead over China in the  AI race . Industry leaders touted  economic incentives , such as U.S. companies' desire to strengthen market shares in China...

As tensions continue to mount in the U.S.-China relationship, the traditional understanding of international security, with many countries choosing between U.S.-led security and China-led economic growth, is increasingly outdated. Instead,  a new dynamic has emerged , where many countries now seek security cooperation with  both  the United States and China at the same time.  In an interview condu...

The death of Pope Francis came at a delicate moment in the Vatican's relationship with China. Since 2018, the Holy See has pursued a cautious and often controversial diplomatic engagement with Beijing to maintain the Church's relevance in China while navigating the Chinese Communist Party's strict control over religion.   This approach has unfolded against a backdrop of repression of underground c...

The  U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement  (STA), the first bilateral agreement signed shortly after the United States and China established diplomatic relations in 1979, has been renewed multiple times. Scientists from the two countries have collaborated on cancer prevention, malaria treatment, vaccines, and more; the results of their efforts have benefited the people of both c...

🚨 Check out the new  China & the Hill Legislation Database ! 🚨 China & the Hill is now on  Substack China & the Hill  is a weekly  newsletter  covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the  U...

🚨 Check out the new  China & the Hill Legislation Database ! 🚨 China & the Hill is now on  Substack China & the Hill  is a weekly  newsletter  covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the  U...