![Andy Wong U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, second left, chats with university students after delivering a speech at the Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations hosted by Amcham Shanghai, at a hotel in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c55161d5718a4ca6b0aa895390878d39/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, second left, chats with university students after delivering a speech at the Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations hosted by Amcham Shanghai, at a hotel in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
![Andy Wong U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns delivers his remarks at the Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations hosted by Amcham Shanghai, at a hotel in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2e72091a33ad4eb68bf0be3e378092d0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns delivers his remarks at the Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations hosted by Amcham Shanghai, at a hotel in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
![Andy Wong U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, right, talks to Wu Xinbo, Professor & Dean, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University as they attend the Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations hosted by Amcham Shanghai, at a hotel in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5a6a4636cc4241ae8666e6cac6ce2400/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, right, talks to Wu Xinbo, Professor & Dean, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University as they attend the Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations hosted by Amcham Shanghai, at a hotel in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
![Andy Wong U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, center, shakes hands with Wu Xinbo, Professor & Dean, Institute of International. Studies, Fudan University as Yuan Ming, Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University, right, looks as they attend the Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations hosted by Amcham Shanghai, at a hotel in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b5100299f6c546b2ab3ba76ad553a61f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, center, shakes hands with Wu Xinbo, Professor & Dean, Institute of International. Studies, Fudan University as Yuan Ming, Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University, right, looks as they attend the Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations hosted by Amcham Shanghai, at a hotel in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)