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As the risks of a Taiwan invasion increase, China-relations continue to be front-of-mind for foreign policy decisions across the region. From de-risking supply chains to understanding the underperforming growth in the Chinese economy, the US and regional relationships with China are increasing in complexity and importance.
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Dr Fiona Cunningham

Non-Resident FellowUnited States Studies Centre
Esther Soulard, a Senior Research Associate with the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre

Esther Soulard

Senior Research Associate, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
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Dr Lavina Lee

Director, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Sophie Mayo

Sophie Mayo

Non-Resident Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Hayley Channer, Director of the Economic Security Program with the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.

Hayley Channer

Director, Economic SecurityUnited States Studies Centre
Dr Michael Jonathan Green, chief executive officer at the United States Studies Centre

Dr Michael J. Green

Chief Executive OfficerUnited States Studies Centre
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One on May 12, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump is traveling to China where he is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping for expected talks on the Iran conflict, trade imbalances, regional security, and economic cooperation between the two countries.
Technology

The motives behind Trump’s upcoming visit to China

Interview byOlivia Shen
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China

By the numbers | Expectations for the Trump-Xi Summit

13 May 2026
Interactive byGeorgia Blattman
Chinese youth hold American and Chinese flags as they join officials to welcome U.S. President Donald Trump at Beijing Capital International Airport on May 13, 2026 in Beijing, China.
China

Trump-Xi meeting: How will China and the US position themselves?

12 May 2026
Interview byJared Mondschein
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves as she departs from a RAAF base in Canberra on May 5, 2026, after a three-day official visit to Australia.
The Indo-Pacific

Japan’s new leader tours Asia, pitching stability in troubled times

6 May 2026
In the news byDr Michael J. Green
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign a joint agreement
Allies and partners

Dr Michael Green: The Japan opportunity for Australia

6 May 2026
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
The U.S. flag flies at a welcoming ceremony between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China.
The Indo-Pacific

The Asia Chessboard | How Does Southeast Asia View US–China Competition?

1 May 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green
Technology

‘They have built the weapons to attack us in space’: The next frontier of US-China rivalry

23 April 2026
In the news byDr Kathryn Robison, Isobel Haddow
Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with China's President Xi Jinping and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025
Foreign policy

Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy risks emboldening 'axis of upheaval'

21 April 2026
In the news byDr Lavina Lee
Foreign policy

Iran war doesn’t herald post-American world but there are opportunities for Australia in the geopolitical shakeup

11 April 2026
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
US politics

From lecture halls to jail cells: The rising risks of university research

9 April 2026
Commentary byDr Christopher J. Watterson
Australia and Taiwan
Foreign policy

USSC Briefing Room | The state of play for Australia-Taiwan relations

8 April 2026
Podcast byProfessor Peter Dean, Professor Bec Strating, Mari Koeck
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Defence

Closing the air and missile defence gap in the Indo-Pacific

7 April 2026
Commentary byDr Christopher J. Watterson, Professor Peter Dean
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, 2 September 2025.
The Indo-Pacific

The Asia Chessboard | The Iran War and Strategic Competition in Asia

7 April 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green