U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to visit China in the coming weekend. What will it mean for China-U.S. relations? According to American peace activist Joseph Gerson, while there's a desire for dialogue, the reality is that the Biden administration is pursuing maximization of U.S. influence across the Indo-Pacific area. We are now in a competition with great powers to shape how the new world order is going to be formed, and the hope is that wise heads will be able to contain the competition. Even if China and the U.S. have differences, it's important that both sides treat one another with the respect that they deserve.