Panel: How encouraged should we be by recent progress in U.S.-China relations?

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Washington recently in an effort aiming to save a bilateral relationship seemingly in a downward spiral. In the U.S. capital, Wang met with U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. After the trip, both sides said they agreed to work together toward a meeting between the two heads of state in San Francisco during this year’s APEC meetings in November. How should we see these recent developments in the relationship between the U.S. and China? What expectations should we hold about this relationship moving forward? Host Liu Kun is joined by Victor Gao, Chair Professor at Soochow University; Bo Kong, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the OU Institute for U.S.-China Issues, University of Oklahoma; and Dr. Clifford Kiracofe, Washington-based author and former Senior Professional Staff Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.