U.S.-China Relations

Thursday, February 26th | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Great Decisions is the largest nonpartisan public education program on international affairs in the world. Since 1918, the Foreign Policy Association’s, a sister World Affairs Council, Great Decisions program has been highlighting the most thought-provoking foreign policy challenges facing Americans. This program works to engage citizens by learning about critical global issues and U.S. foreign policy.

Based on the Foreign Policy Association’s annual briefing book on critical foreign policy topics, VCWA’s Great Decisions Discussion Series presents analysis by leading experts in eight sessions throughout the year.

This session, titled “U.S.-China Relations in the New Trump Era”, will explore how the tense relationship between the U.S. and China is shifting under the second Trump Administration. Our guest speaker, Scott Kennedy, from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, will discuss America’s strategic options and how tariffs, military modernization, and pressure on Taiwan are changing the dynamic.