A landmark science and technology agreement between the U.S. and China has narrowly escaped termination. Rather than renewing it for another five-year period, the Biden administration made a last-minute decision to extend it for six months.

At its core, science thrives on collaboration. Researchers come together driven by shared interests, their efforts directed toward advancing humanity. In a world increasingly molded by technological progress, can we truly afford to let political tensions overshadow scientific cooperation, especially between two scientific powerhouses like the U.S. and China?

Host Zhao Ying is joined by Zhao Hai, Director of International Political Studies at the National Institute for Global Strategy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Caroline Wagner, Professor at The Ohio State University; Tian Xia, Professor of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles; and Mark Cohen, Asia IP Project director at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology.