China's rise is unprecedented. Never before has a pivotal power come of age in such an interdependent world, in which institutions, rules, and initiatives blanket nearly every area of international activity. A central challenge for the Obama administration's China policy is to secure the most cooperation possible on key transnational threats like global warming, economic imbalances, nuclear proliferation, and pandemics like the swine flu. What is China's attitude toward the international architecture that guides cooperation on these threats? Does it play by the rules? Does it seek to weaken or strengthen the international system?

In advance of President Obama's first state visit to China, please join Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg, John Podesta, and Nina Hachigian for a conversation about China's new global role and U.S.-China relations.