The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and the China Finance 40 Forum (CF40) hold a joint event on January 23, 2019, to discuss the global impact of the Belt and Road Initiative and the competing positions of China and the United States in calls for reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Speakers include: XIAO Gang, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Caroline Freund, World Bank Group; Chad P. Bown, PIIE; LU Feng, CF40 and Peking University, National School of Development; and Jeffrey J. Schott, PIIE. For more information, visit: https://piie.com/events/china-us-relations-and-global-economic-system