The 10th US-China Diplomatic Dialogue (USCDD), sponsored by the SIAS, was held in Shanghai on December 1-2, 2017. During the two-day conference, young diplomats from China and the US shared their views on Sino-American relations since the initiation of the Trump administration, opportunities for China-US cooperation in important areas, Sino-American interactions in the Asia-Pacific region, and challenges for future Sino-American relations, among other issues. 

Nine representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and eight representatives from US Embassy and Consulates in China participated in the dialogue, which was co-chaired by Professor Wu Xinbo, President of the SIAS and Director of Center for American Studies at Fudan University, and Professor Peter Gries, Director of the Manchester China Institute.