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On April 20, Hu Jintao will visit Washington, D.C., for the first time since becoming president of the People’s Republic of China three years ago. Although diplomats from both China and the United States are rushing to wrap up bilateral agreements in advance of President Hu’s visit, the relationship with China remains beset by a broad range of economic and security challenges.

How should we rate the progress of U.S.-Chinese relations? What should President Bush try to accomplish with China during his remaining time in office? How should the administration balance its economic and security concerns in its relationship with China? On April 17, AEI will hold a panel discussion to discuss President Hu’s visit to Washington. Panelists will include former assistant secretary of state Randall Schriver, Nicholas Lardy, co-author most recently of China: The Balance Sheet, and AEI scholars Dan Blumenthal and Phillip L. Swagel.