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FEATURED RELATIONSHIP · 2026

United States ↔ China

USA → CHN-57CHN → USA-61

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−100 Hostile0 Mixed+100 Highly aligned

A → B can differ from B → A. Small differences are ties; confidence and evidence quality matter.

Monitoring active21–27 September 2026Latest changes →

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GLOBAL MAP · 195 COUNTRIES + TERRITORIES22080 reviewed directions

RELATIONSHIP OVER TIMEDrag to explore

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US↔CN

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BILATERAL VIEW · 2026

Adversarial in both directions

Broadly symmetric · no meaningful gap

The two perspectives differ by 4 points. Select either direction to inspect its components, evidence and timeline.

SELECTED DIRECTION · USA → CHN

COMPOSITE RELATIONSHIP-57

Adversarial

A multidimensional, evolving relationship

REVIEWED SCORE · 2026

High confidence95% calculated coverage

Score calculation

0 VS PRIOR YEAR

-21

China becomes the pacing security challenge

U.S. defence strategy prioritises China as the principal long-term military and strategic challenge.

-17

Advanced semiconductor controls

National-security export controls restrict advanced computing and semiconductor capabilities.

-10

Section 301 tariffs imposed

Additional U.S. tariffs turn economic friction into a durable coercive instrument.

-4

Technology controls broaden

Additional semiconductor manufacturing controls deepen the economic-security dispute.

High-level dialogue resumes

Restored leader and working-level channels partly repair diplomacy without removing structural competition.

Measured indicators

2025 · LATEST AVAILABLE

BILATERAL GOODS TRADE$434bn

2025 · imports + exports reported by United States

UN Comtrade ↗

UN VOTE ALIGNMENT9.9%

192 comparable General Assembly votes

UN voting dataset ↗

Measured context, not a mechanical explanation of the composite score. Directional Comtrade snapshot fully audited 11 Aug 2026; unavailable reports remain empty.

Relationship components

WEIGHTED

Security

-100

Diplomacy

+21

Economic

-53

Intl. alignment

-55

Disputes

-82

Societal

+20

Why this score

TOP DRIVERS

2024

Technology controls broaden

Additional semiconductor manufacturing controls deepen the economic-security dispute.

-4

2023

High-level dialogue resumes

Restored leader and working-level channels partly repair diplomacy without removing structural competition.

2022

Advanced semiconductor controls

National-security export controls restrict advanced computing and semiconductor capabilities.

-17

2021

China becomes the pacing security challenge

U.S. defence strategy prioritises China as the principal long-term military and strategic challenge.

-21

2020

Consular confrontation

The Houston closure and reciprocal Chengdu closure mark a sharp diplomatic rupture.

-7

2018

Section 301 tariffs imposed

Additional U.S. tariffs turn economic friction into a durable coercive instrument.

-10

Measured inputs and fixed rules are exposed · composite scores remain methodology-based judgments, not objective facts.