On July 24, the 25th EU-China Summit in Beijing, occurring on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, unfolded against a backdrop of profound geopolitical tension and economic unease. As Klaus Larres, Fellow at the Wilson Center, aptly described, it was a summit marked by "blushing sentiments," revealing both the deep interdependence and the significant fractures defining this critical relationship.

Representative Scot Z. Matayoshi of Hawaii's 49th District recently visited China's Guangdong Province on a dual mission: strengthening the 40-year sister-state relationship and tracing his own ancestral roots.