The ninth dialogue on Sino-U.S. relations and regional security was held at Fudan University’s Center for American Studies in Shanghai on May 8-9, 2009. Co-sponsored by the Center for American Studies at Fudan, the CNA Corporation, the Institute for Defense Analyses, and the Pacific Forum, the dialogue explored the significant events that have shaped security relations between the U.S. and China over the past year and to consider its future prospects.