The United States and China—Designing a Shared Future

The Potential for Track 2 Initiatives to Design an Agenda for Coexistence

Amanda Kerrigan, Lydia Grek, Michael J. Mazarr

ResearchPublished Nov 21, 2023

The U.S.-China rivalry is intensifying, causing mistrust and stifling the impacts of Track 1.5 and Track 2 dialogues. The authors of this report review the status of U.S.-China relations, the roster of Track 2 dialogues, the record of such dialogues, and the criteria for successful Track 2 initiatives. They conclude that a new Track 2 effort focused on long-term coexistence is needed to stem the decline in U.S.-China relations.

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Kerrigan, Amanda, Lydia Grek, and Michael J. Mazarr, The United States and China—Designing a Shared Future: The Potential for Track 2 Initiatives to Design an Agenda for Coexistence, RAND Corporation, RR-A2850-1, 2023. As of September 23, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2850-1.html
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Kerrigan, Amanda, Lydia Grek, and Michael J. Mazarr, The United States and China—Designing a Shared Future: The Potential for Track 2 Initiatives to Design an Agenda for Coexistence. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2023. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2850-1.html.
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