This virtual closed-door dialogue convenes leading experts, policymakers, and practitioners for an in-depth exchange on key issues shaping US–China relations. The session encourages open, candid discussion on geopolitical dynamics, economic cooperation, and global challenges. The event aims to foster mutual understanding, generate fresh insights, and identify pathways for constructive engagement between the two countries.

With the Two Sessions done, Bessent meeting He Lifeng in Paris this weekend, and an upcoming visit by President Trump to China at the end of the month, the trajectory of US–China relations in the coming months carries far-reaching implications.

To help unpack these developments, we have invited our very own Sirui Hua, co-host of the widely followed Chinese podcast on US politics 《美轮美换》, and Haolan Wang, Co-host of the podcast and Fellow at the Asia Society. Alex Xiao esq., a member of the CINGS Executive Committee, will moderate the discussion. 

This will be an off-the-record conversation offering an honest analysis of the past month’s developments, what may lie ahead, and how to interpret the signals coming out of Washington and Beijing.