U.S. metropolitan areas have developed various economic, social, and official connections with China over recent decades. However, as strategic competition between the United States and China has intensified, these city regions have faced significant challenges.

On December 12, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings and the Truman Center for National Policy will host a discussion focusing on current and future city-level engagement with China. The event aims to address questions such as how the evolving U.S.-China relationship impacts American cities and how these cities have adapted or struggled to adapt. It will also explore the perceived costs and benefits of engaging with China from a local perspective and how federal policymakers should consider the needs and experiences of U.S. cities when crafting policy regarding China.

The conversation will include a presentation by Kyle Jaros and Sara Newland from the Truman Center. They recently completed a yearlong series of engagements in four metropolitan areas across the United States to better understand how U.S.-China relations are experienced locally.

Viewers interested in participating can submit questions for speakers via email at [email protected] or on X (formerly Twitter) using #USChina.