Media Tip Sheet: US and China Relations Under Trump


January 31, 2025

WASHINGTON (January 31, 2025)-- The United States has been dialing in on it's security and regulation of China before President Trump retook office on January 20, 2025. From matters to National Security, Military force, Cybersecurity, and AI the two superpowers are increasingly in the news.

For more context on the matter, please consider Robert (Bob) Sutter,  Professor of Practice of International Affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs. Sutter is an expert on U.S.-China relations, China’s rise-domestic and international implications, Chinese foreign relations, Contemporary U.S. policy toward Asia and the Pacific, and political, security and economic development in Asia and the Pacific. Sutter’s government career saw service as senior specialist and director of the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division of the Congressional Research Service, the National Intelligence Officer for East Asia and the Pacific at the US Government’s National Intelligence Council, the China division director at the Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research and professional staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Professor Sutter can be viewed on video discussing some of what he considers main developments with US-China relations:

Robert Sutter on US-China Relations Under Trump 

Robert Sutter on the President's Role in US-China Relations

Robert Sutter on US-China Relations and Potential Threats 

If you wish to speak with Professor Sutter, please contact Media Relations Specialist Shannon Mitchell at [email protected].

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