The Continued Downturn of US–China Relations and Beijing’s Approach to the Ukraine Crisis

Publication date: 02/2022
Author:
Shi Yinhong, Professor of International Relations and Director of the Center for American Studies at Renmin University of China

JOINT Brief nº. 11 (February 2022)

In spite of a few concrete instances of cooperation – all quite limited, indecisive and likely temporary – the 16 November 2021 online summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden demonstrated how wide the disagreements between China and the United States are, how difficult it is for both countries to achieve a lasting shared understanding in any major issue area, and even how easily several of them can deteriorate further from an already high level of tension.