. >> joining me now, graham webster, carol mcgifford, dr. eo of the 1,000 stronging foundation, and former adviser to the civic affairs at the u.s. state department, and gordon chang, the author of the coming collapse in china, and the contributor for forbes be.com. graham webster, let me start with you, and let's start with your description. and i'll get it from all you have our guests, of the state of play in the bilateral relationship between china and the u.s., and how are things looking on the eve of the meeting between xi and president obama? >> well, the basic relationship of the u.s.-china relationship is not actually substantially different than it has been for years. we have a number of differences and a number of commonalities, and overall, the number of commonalities, especially in the economy, are the undergird of this relationship. but in the united states, and to some extent in china, the feeling has been that relations are getting worse, and we're seeing a lot more trouble and skepticism on issues like cyber security. >> caro