Biden says his administration successfully ‘managed’ frosty China relations to prevent outright conflict. Critics say he didn’t go nearly far enough.

With days until Donald Trump is sworn in, China is bracing for a trade war, aiming at industries as diverse as semiconductors, apparel and industrial plastic.

Biden's final foreign policy featured harsh rhetoric on China, as Washington embraces tough-on-China policies.

The last time Trump hit China with tariffs, Beijing devalued the yuan, blunting the impact. This time, Xi Jinping has signaled the country should defend its currency.

If lawmakers continue to prioritize politically expedient anti-China bans, then they will fail to convince the public they are acting in its best interests.

Beijing vowed "no bullying or coercion" would hamper its development and vowed to take "resolute measures" to protect China's interests.

Elizabeth Economy is Co-Director of the US, China, and the World Project and Hargrove Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. From 2021 to 2023, she was Senior Adviser for China at the U.S. Department of Commerce. She is the author of The World According to China.

In short, China must be taken seriously as a rival and a threat to U.S. national security in cyberspace and other domains.

Alan Estevez has been BIS undersecretary in the Biden administration. A former Pentagon official, Estevez has overseen sweeping restrictions on semiconductors and the equipment to make them, and restrictions on China's telecommunications equipment firm Huawei Technologies.

Start-ups with Chinese ties have found it increasingly difficult to do business and list shares in the United States.

The startup’s top execs plan to host gatherings in DC and at least two key swing states to bolster support for AI investment.