The Implications of Missile Defense on US-China Strategic Relationship

The Academy partnered with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for a roundtable discussion with policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to explore ideas from Missile Defense and the Strategic Relationship among the United States, Russia, and China, a research paper issued by the Academy's Promoting Dialogue on Arms Control and Disarmament project. 

As part of the discussion, Dr. Tong Zhao, a Senior Fellow at Carnegie, provided an overview of his portion of the publication, “Managing the Impact of Missile Defense on U.S.-China Strategic Stability.” Dr. Steven E. Miller (Harvard University), who chairs the project at the Academy was a discussant. Dr. James Acton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at Carnegie, provided closing remarks. 

The ideas that were discussed included Chinese concerns over U.S. missile defense publication, the presence of misperceptions in fueling poor relations between the U.S. and China, and ways in which the bilateral strategic relations between the two countries can be strengthened.

The research paper, Missile Defense and the Strategic Relationship among the United States, Russia, and China, is available online.