The Fractured Friendship: Mapping the Divide in US China Relations The transpacific relationship between the United States and China has been a powder keg of tension for years, with each side accusing the other of trying to undermine its position.
As a senior visiting scholar at Harvard's Kennedy School, I have chosen to focus on everyday Americans who have interacted with China in some way – whether as students, businesspeople, or tourists.
This phenomenon is not new; it has been happening for years, but its implications are only now beginning to sink in.