Setting up US-China Ties in a New Administration: A Conversation with Evan Medeiros by CSIS published on 2017-01-24T21:14:28Z Donald Trump’s efforts to build leverage over and reset the US-China relationship to America's advantage have introduced uncertainty into US-China relations. Trump’s first year in office will be critically important for setting the tone in the relationship, creating effective communication mechanisms, and establishing a personal relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping. In this episode, we welcome Dr. Evan Medeiros back to the ChinaPower Podcast, to provide us with a behind the scenes look at how US-China relations were managed during the last presidential transition and discuss the possible challenges in the US-China relationship in the first year of the Trump Administration.