China is not an enemy | MIT Center for International Studies

We are members of the scholarly, foreign policy, military and business communities, overwhelmingly from the United States, including many who have focused on Asia throughout our professional careers. We are deeply concerned about the growing deterioration in US relations with China, which we believe does not serve American or global interests. Although we are very troubled by Beijing’s recent behavior, which requires a strong response, we also believe that many US actions are contributing directly to the downward spiral in relations. The following seven propositions represent our collective views on China, the problems in the US approach to China and the basic elements of a more effective US policy. Our institutional affiliations are provided for identification purposes only. 1. China’s troubling behavior in recent years — including its turn toward greater domestic repression, increased state control over private firms, failure to live up to several of its trade commitments, greater ef

We are members of the scholarly, foreign policy, military and business communities, overwhelmingly from the United States, including many who have focused on Asia throughout our professional careers. We are deeply concerned about the growing deterioration in US relations with China, which we believe does not serve American or global interests. Although we are very troubled by Beijing’s recent behavior, which requires a strong response, we also believe that many US actions are contributing directly to the downward spiral in relations. The following seven propositions represent our collective vi