US-China

Research and Insights

US-China

There’s been a shift in US-China tech competition – and it’s not good news for the rest of the world

Rebecca Arcesati

Antonia Hmaidi

Comment

Jul 07, 2025

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Li Chenggang, China International Trade Representative (full minister rank) and Vice Minister of Commerce, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, left and right, they are preparing to discuss for the second day during a bilateral meeting between the United States and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday, May 11, 2025.

China’s Trump playbook pays off, for now

Helena Legarda

Comment

Jul 02, 2025

Quest for strategic autonomy? Europe grapples with the US-China rivalry

Bernhard Bartsch

Alexander Davey

Claudia Wessling

Report

Jun 26, 2025

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, center right, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, center left, pose for a group photo with delegations before their meeting to discuss China-U.S. trade, in London, Monday, June 9, 2025.

Between China and the US: Challenging times for liberal democracies

Charles Parton

Comment

Jun 23, 2025

Students proceed through Harvard Yard during commencement ceremonies at Harvard University, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass.

Trump's international student bans + US-China relations + Rare earths

MERICS China Essentials

Jun 05, 2025

How China’s biotech is changing global ecosystems (Testimony before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission)

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

External publication

Jun 05, 2025

China in 25: AI chips, national security and Chinese investments in Europe

Podcast

May 23, 2025

Experts on US-China

Mikko Huotari

Executive Director

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

Helena Legarda

Lead Analyst

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

YCW-MERICS Oxford-style Debate: Be careful what you wish for! Trump or Harris - Who is better for European China Policy?

Sep. 18, 2024

Berlin

MERICS Foresight Workshop at the European China Talent Program: The impact of the 2024 US elections on EU-China relations and European China policy

Sep. 18, 2024

Berlin

Research and Insights

There’s been a shift in US-China tech competition – and it’s not good news for the rest of the world

China’s Trump playbook pays off, for now

Quest for strategic autonomy? Europe grapples with the US-China rivalry

Between China and the US: Challenging times for liberal democracies

Trump's international student bans + US-China relations + Rare earths

How China’s biotech is changing global ecosystems (Testimony before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission)

China in 25: AI chips, national security and Chinese investments in Europe

Experts on US-China

Mikko Huotari

Helena Legarda

Jacob Gunter

Claus Soong

Events

YCW-MERICS Oxford-style Debate: Be careful what you wish for! Trump or Harris - Who is better for European China Policy?

MERICS Foresight Workshop at the European China Talent Program: The impact of the 2024 US elections on EU-China relations and European China policy

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