On the afternoon of September 4, 2026, Thomas J. Christensen, Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University, visited the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University (PKU) for a seminar with Chinese scholars on "Challenges and Prospects in Current China-U.S. Relations."

Following experts and scholars attended the seminar : Wang Jisi, Founding President of IISS; Yuan Ming, Honorary Dean of the Yenching Academy of PKU; Yu Tiejun, President of IISS; Fan Shiming, Associate Dean of the Yenching Academy of PKU; Gui Yongtao, Vice President of IISS; Jia Qingguo and Zhang Qingmin, Professors at the School of International Studies (SIS), PKU; Wu Bingbing, Jie Dalei and Lei Shaohua, Guest Research Fellows of IISS; Liu Weidong, Research Fellow at the Institute of American Studies (IAS), the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS); Zhang Yifei, Associate Research Fellow at the IAS, CASS; Xie Tao, Dean of the School of International Relations and Diplomacy (SIRD), Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU); Xu Xin, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Government, Cornell University; Zhao Jianwei, Postdoctoral Fellow at SIS, PKU. The seminar was chaired by Professor Yu Tiejun.

Christensen shared his views on the challenges and prospects of China-U.S. relations. In the discussion session, participants exchanged views on constructive strategic stability between China and the United States, the readjustment of U.S. strategic priorities, the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, and people-to-people and academic exchanges between China and the United States.

Editor: Li Fangqi   Photographer: Zheng Huaizhou