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Complicating security in Asia, Trumps sees China as a contingent, not a constant competitor

Claus Soong

Comment

Feb 17, 2026

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

China sees opportunities in global disorder

Helena Legarda

Comment

Feb 16, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, attends a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025.

Art of the struggle meets great power competition: Beijing’s approach to Trump 2.0

Claus Soong

Comment

Dec 17, 2025

Swimmers participate in the Victoria Harbour Race in Victoria Harbor on November 22, 2025 in Hong Kong

MERICS China Forecast 2026: High expectations for Chinese innovation, low expectations for relations with US and EU

Claus Soong

Niklas Hintermayer

Comment

Nov 26, 2025

Experts on US-China

Mikko Huotari

Executive Director

China’s foreign policy; China-Europe relations; global (economic) governance and competition

Helena Legarda

Head of Program

China’s defense and security policies; Chinese foreign policy, geopolitical competition and risk

Jacob Gunter

Head of Program

China's political economy; Industrial policy; Innovation

Claus Soong

Analyst

China’s foreign and security policy; Asia-Pacific; US-China

Events

MERICS Brussels Breakfast: Discussion with Jörg Wuttke on China’s political and economic trajectory and its impact on the EU

Feb. 12, 2026

Brussels

Online MERICS Media Briefing: US and European China policy under Trump presidency

Nov. 07, 2024

Research and Insights

Complicating security in Asia, Trumps sees China as a contingent, not a constant competitor

China sees opportunities in global disorder

Art of the struggle meets great power competition: Beijing’s approach to Trump 2.0

MERICS China Forecast 2026: High expectations for Chinese innovation, low expectations for relations with US and EU

Experts on US-China

Mikko Huotari

Helena Legarda

Jacob Gunter

Claus Soong

Events

MERICS Brussels Breakfast: Discussion with Jörg Wuttke on China’s political and economic trajectory and its impact on the EU

Online MERICS Media Briefing: US and European China policy under Trump presidency

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