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Is Competition without Conflict Possible? Mapping the Views of Chinese and Americans on Foreign Policy Issues

In-Person EVENT

At the Munich Security Conference, the Council and the Carter Center present their groundbreaking research and results from recent public opinion surveys examining Chinese and American perspectives on international security, trade relations, and China’s global role.

US-China Flags
Andy Wong / AP
Feb
14

2026 Global Affairs Pub Quiz

In-Person EVENT

Join us for an evening of strategy, teamwork, and competition in support of Global Leadership Programs at the Council.

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Ana Miyares Photography
Mar
5

Past Events

10 Conflicts to Watch: A Conversation with Comfort Ero

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Comfort Ero and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss the conflicts most likely to shape 2026.

Leslie Vinjamuri and Comfort Ero
Ana Miyares Photography

A Changing Hemisphere: China's Growing Role in Latin America

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Margaret Myers, Oliver Stuenkel, Julián Ventura, and Karla Ruth Orozco Toledano discuss China's growing influence in Latin America and its implications for the region.

Karla Ruth Orozco Toledano, Julián Ventura, Oliver Stuenkel, and Margaret Myers on the Council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary

Is the West Ready for an Asian Century?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Has President Trump’s second term accelerated the shift toward an Asian-led world order? Experts Kishore Mahbubani and Avinash Paliwal weigh in.

ASEAN
Jacqueline Hernandez / Pool via AP
Global Politics

What Is at Stake as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Visits China

In the News
BBC News
Leslie Vinjamuri

Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri joins BBC News to discuss Starmer's trip to Beijing and what it signals about the UK-China relationship moving forward.

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks via video Global Politics

Research

Chinese Public Divided on Whether Beijing Should Seek Shared Leadership or Global Dominance

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Whether Beijing should take any leadership position on the world stage, however, is an overwhelming “yes.”

China's President Xi Jinping remotely addresses the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly
Mary Altaffer / Pool via AP
Public Opinion

Chinese Public Wants a Balanced Approach to the United States

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Few see the United States as a friend to China, but a majority want Beijing to use a mix of cooperation and containment in its approach to Washington.

An American flag is flown next to the Chinese national emblem and flags
Andy Wong / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Alexander Cooley 

Senior Nonresident Fellow, Eurasia Affairs
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Ivo H. Daalder 

President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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