Great Decisions: U.S.-China Relations

Discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. Moderated by retired foreign service officer Jared Banks.

This month, discuss what is driving this deterioration of Sino-American relations and what America’s strategic options are in the face of Chinese power and ambition.

Jared Banks retired from the Department of State's Foreign Service in 2023 after more than 20 years of public service. His career included overseas assignments to the U.S. embassies in Afghanistan, Brazil, Poland, and the United Kingdom, and the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. While in Washington, DC, he worked on foreign policy matters related to strategic competition, international organizations, science and technology, climate and energy transition, and human rights.

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