As the United States decreases its commitments in the Middle East and pivots its focus to Asia, it must find areas of common interest with a rising China if the two Pacific powers are to begin a new era of cooperation and mutual trust.

As China rapidly develops into a regional power with growing global influence, the United States seeks to engage it on a range of issues, especially international security.

The rise of China and India as major world powers promises to test the established global order in the coming decades.

Southern Asia is undergoing a significant transformation in the strategic force postures of its principal states.

Obama’s new approach to China, dubbed “strategic reassurance,” strays from the U.S. strategy of the past decades, which sought to bring China into the "family of nations" through engagement, while balancing Chinese power in the region

Chinese leaders view the international community as fundamentally defined by antagonism; an outlook that is unlikely to change until and unless the regime changes.

The North Korean launch of its Taeopodong-2 missile and its second nuclear test have exposed the futility of the six-party talks and, in particular, the much-hyped myth of China's value as a partner on strategic matters.

Since 2005, when then-Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick urged China to become a “responsible stakeholder,” policymakers have tried to determine what criteria define responsible stake-holding and whether China is meeting them.