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U.S.-China Relations: Beyond the Thucydides Trap—Toward Strategic Stability?
Seán Golden 15 October 2026
When Donald Trump visited Beijing in May of this year, Xi Jinping promoted a new definition of Chinese foreign policy, a “constructive strategic and stable relationship” that both the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the White House defined as “a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability on the basis of respect, fairness, and reciprocity.” Xi’s follow-up visit to Washington last September reiterated this definition
Videos China
China’s Harmony and Plurality in a Multipolar World
Seán Golden 6 April 2025
In contemporary Chinese political discourse, “harmony” is one of the key words defining the vision promoted by China’s leadership—a concept deeply rooted in Confucian philosophy. What does this notion mean in practice, and how does it shape China’s understanding of power, peace, and global order?  Sean Golden, senior associate researcher at CIDOB, traces the historical and philosophical origins of the “Confucian Peace,” contrasting it with the militarized traditions of Chinese statecraft.
ConveningChina
7
November
2022
Online (Zoom)
In Xi’s Image: An Assessment of the 20th CCPC
Join us on Monday November 7th at 10am EST and 4pm CET to unpack an historic 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. With Xi’s unprecedented reconfirmation, what can we expect from China over the next five years or more? What does it look towards for its future both internally, regionally and internationally?