Uncertainty over China’s future strategic goals is pervasive in policy circles today. But while China’s growing influence has profound consequences for the international system, understanding the ideas embraced by China’s leadership about its foreign policy goals is essential to predicting future Chinese intentions.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson described agreements made in recent economic talks with China as "small steps" on a "long path" toward greater economic change. VOA's Stephanie Ho reports from Washington.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has softened his county's rhetoric about China's military buildup, telling a regional security conference in Singapore that he sees "reason to be optimistic" about the U.S.-China relationship.

To discuss the stalled negotiations with China the U.S. envoy to talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear programs will visit Beijing this week, Foreign Ministry of China announced Tuesday.

A private report on U.S. - China relations urges the United States to support China's ambition to become a great power. Victoria Cavaliere reports for VOA that a panel of experts is calling for an "affirmative agenda" in Washington's dealings with China.