The rise of China as a modern superpower has prompted a variety of questions in the U.S. and around the world. From the height of the Qing empire to the present day, how has China approached the world? What is Beijing’s geopolitical “grand strategy,” and how might the U.S. respond as China seeks to shape its future in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond? Dan Blumenthal, Director of Asian Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), discusses these and related questions. **Photo:**_National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Ambassador to China Terry Branstad, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, White House Senior Aide Jared Kushner, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Director of Social Media and Assistant to the President Dan Scavino Jr., Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai, and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Zheng Zeguang during President Trump and the First Lady’s tour of the Forbidden City, Beijing, China on November 8, 2017. [State Department photo/Public Domain]
