On Congress’s Approach to China
30 January 2026

On Congress’s Approach to China

CFR On the Record

About

In this episode, Senators Christopher Coons and Pete Ricketts—members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations—discuss the role of Congress in formulating, resourcing, and creating the institutional basis for China policy.


 


Background Reading:



    This article outlines CFR President Michael Froman’s take on artificial intelligence competition between the United States and China

 


Host: Rush Doshi, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow for Asia Studies and Director of the China Strategy Initiative, CFR; Cochair, Washington China Forum


 


Guests: Christopher A. Coons, U.S. Senator from Delaware (D)


 


Pete Ricketts, U.S. Senator from Nebraska (R)


 


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