U.S.-China Relations After Obama - Melanie Hart

Dr. Melanie Hart reviews America's foreign policy towards China in the last eight years, and looks ahead to opportunities and challenges in US-China Relations in light of constructive milestones and the US presidential elections.

Dr. Hart is currently a Senior Fellow and Director of China Policy at the Center for American Progress, a think-tank based in Washington D.C. She focuses on U.S. foreign policy toward China and works to identify new opportunities for bilateral cooperation, particularly on energy, climate change, and cross-border investment. Her research also covers China’s political system, market regulatory reforms, and how China’s domestic and foreign policy developments affect the United States.

In this podcast, she describes the recent progress from the U.S.-China Rising Scholar Strategic Dialogue, hosted by the Center for American Progress. The report "Charting a New Course for the U.S.-China Relationship" is available at [https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/reports/2016/08/30/143147/charting-a-new-course-for-the-u-s-china-relationship/]

China 21 is produced by the 21st Century China Center, at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy. This podcast features expert voices, insights and stories about China’s economy, politics, society, and the implications for international affairs. Learn more at china.ucsd.edu

This episode was recorded at UC San Diego Studio Ten300

• Host: Samuel Tsoi
• Editors: Mike Fausner, Anthony King
• Production Support: Lei Guang, Susan Shirk, Amy Robinson, Sarah Pfledderer, Michelle Fredricks
• Music: Dave Liang/Shanghai Restoration Project
• Episode photo credit: Feng Li/Getty Images