People's Republic of China–United States relations

China–United States relations

China	United States
Diplomatic Mission
Chinese Embassy, Washington, D.C.	United States Embassy, Beijing
Envoy
Ambassador Cui Tiankai	Ambassador Terry Branstad

China–United States relations, more often known as U.S.–Chinese relations, Chinese–U.S. relations, or Sino-American relations, refer to international relations between China and the United States. The relationship between China and the United States is quite strong yet complex. The United States and China have an extremely extensive economic partnership, a great amount of trade between the two countries necessitates somewhat positive political relations, yet significant issues exist. It is a relationship of economic cooperation, hegemonic rivalry in the Pacific and mutual suspicion over the other's intentions. Therefore, each nation has adopted a wary attitude regarding the other as a potential adversary whilst at the same time being an extremely strong economic partner. It has been described by world leaders and academics as the world's most important bilateral relationship of the century.

As of 2018^[update], the United States has the world's largest economy and China has the second largest, although China has a larger GDP when measured by PPP. The US has greater national wealth.

Relations between the two countries have generally been stable with some periods of open conflict, most notably during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Currently, China and the United States have mutual political, economic, and security interests, including but not limited to the proliferation of nuclear weapons, although there are unresolved concerns relating to the role of democracy in government in China and human rights in both respective countries. China is the largest foreign creditor of the United States. The two countries remain in dispute over territorial issues in the South China Sea.

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