The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2019

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JULY-AUGUST 2019 5 48 The Language of Dress In Washington’s diplomatic community, fashion and diplomacy go hand in hand. By Ma r t h a T h oma s July-August 2019 Volume 96, No. 6 FOREIGN SERVICE Message from the Hill 13 Support Our Diplomats to Maintain U.S. Leadership By Re p re s e n t a t i ve An n Wa g n e r 25 Is American Diplomacy with China Dead? China’s rise in a rapidly changing world presents a challenge that only strategic, patient, firm coalition diplomacy can meet successfully. By Su s a n A . T h o r n t o n Feature Focus on Managing Competition with China 32 U.S.-China Trade: If We Get to Yes, Will It Make Any Difference? A trade agreement with China will be good news in the short term, but the path to lasting improvement in the relationship, as well as political success for President Trump, is a narrow one. By Wi l l i am A . Re i n s c h 37 Dealing with the Dragon To reach a new understanding with Beijing, we need to appreciate China’s history—and the worldview and expectations that motivate its leaders. By Ph i l i p A . Sh u l l 41 The United States and China at a Crossroads Statesmanship and creativity are needed as Washington and Beijing renegotiate a relationship that is too big to fail. By He n r y M . Pa u l s o n J r. 45 From the FSJ Archive: Sino-American Relations Through the Years A sampling of the ups and downs over the past century. ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/NAUMAX