Tag: U.S.-China Relations
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Countering China’s Economic Might
China’s economic heft presents unique challenges that go well beyond traditional defense. According to the International Energy Agency, China’s investment in manufacturing has increased about 600% since 2005, and its share of value added in global manufacturing has almost tripled. As a result, China now generates one-third of global value added in manufacturing and has
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Center President Paul Saunders Speaks at Japan Institute of International Affairs
On November 26, the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) in Tokyo held a forum on the direction of U.S. foreign policy under a second Trump administration. Topics included the Ukraine War, cross-strait relations, Japan-U.S. relations, and the nature of U.S. politics following the GOP’s trifecta of victories, having won the White House as well
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China’s Trajectory: Up or Down?
In the wake of the forthcoming presidential election, the incoming administration will begin to develop policy toward China. U.S. perceptions of China’s capabilities and intentions provide an essential foundation for American strategy and policy. Since strategy and policy are oriented toward not only the present, but also to the foreseeable future, U.S. assessments of China’s
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Competition and Cooperation in Energy, Technology, and Critical Minerals in the Indo-Pacific Region
The collision between geopolitics, energy, and technology may be a defining aspect of the international system in the 2020s. Even as the United States and its allies work to diversify their supply chains to avoid over-dependence on geopolitical competitors, they are in simultaneous cooperation and competition with one another. In some areas, such as fossil
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Chips, Apps, and U.S.-China Competition
As the Biden administration and the Congress increasingly focus on U.S. competition with China, policymakers confront complex problems illustrated both by microchip supply chains and by current debates surrounding TikTok. These problems raise fundamental questions: What forms of trade, investment, and commerce should the United States allow? What should it limit? Which goods can and
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