Talk of new US-China Cold War is overblown, says Atlantic Council's Asia Director

The relationship between the United States and China has come into sharp focus following the meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama.

The exiled Tibetan leader's visit was strongly opposed by Beijing which said it "seriously undermined" bilateral ties.

The visit comes amid tensions over issues like the approval US sale of arms to Taiwan.

Banning Garrett, the Asia Program Director of the Atlantic Council, says that talk of a new Cold War has been overblown, though clear challenges remain.

He makes a strong appeal for cool-headed leadership on both sides of the Pacific.

At the start Banning Garrett is asked "Are we at the beginning of a new Cold War ?"

His biography can be found here:http://www.acus.org/users/banning-gar..

Daniel Ryntjes, Washington Correspondent, Brad Zerivitz, Cameraman