Implications of the 2024 U.S. Election on U.S.-China Relations

Discussion of China and U.S.-China relations during the 2024 U.S. presidential election campaign largely took a backseat to domestic policy issues such as the economy, immigration, and abortion. Nevertheless, China remains one of the most important foreign policy issues that the new administration will have to address during its time in office. What are the views of the new Donald Trump administration’s U.S. policies towards China? How does China view the upcoming Trump presidency and prepare for the transition in U.S. administrations? What will be the trajectory of U.S.-China relations under Trump’s second term and its implications for the Indo-Pacific and the rest of the world?

The Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues and Asian Studies Program at Georgetown University will bring together a panel of leading experts from the United States, China, and Singapore to address these questions in this special event.

Da Wei is a professor in the Department of International Relations, School of Social Sciences, and director of the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University.

Wu Xinbo is a professor and dean of the Institute of International Studies and director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai.

Bilahari Kausikan is the chairman of the Middle East Institute, an autonomous institute of the National University of Singapore.

Dennis Wilder is a senior fellow for the Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues and assistant professor of the practice in Asian studies in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Kristen Looney (moderator) is an associate professor of Asian studies and government at Georgetown University.