Sino-American relations
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 China |
 United States |
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| Diplomatic Mission | |
| Chinese Embassy, Washington, D.C. | United States Embassy, Beijing |
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| Ambassador Cui Tiankai | Ambassador Terry Branstad (nominee) |
China–United States relations, more often known as US-Chinese relations, Chinese-US relations, or Sino-American relations, refer to international relations between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China. The partnership between China and the United States, where each nation regards each other as a potential adversary as well as a strategic partner, has been described by world leaders and academics as the world's most important bilateral relationship of the century.
As of 2014[update], the United States has the world's largest economy and China the second largest. The International Monetary Fund estimates that China's economy has overtaken that of United States in terms of GDP (PPP) in 2014.
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 prevention of terrorism and 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 second largest foreign creditor of the United States behind Japan.
The two countries remain in dispute over territorial issues in the South China Sea. At the annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue in 2014, both countries confirmed that they wanted to improve their relationship. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stated that the United States did not seek to contain China, while Chinese leader Xi Jinping stated that a confrontation between the two countries would be a disaster.
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