What Does America Want From China? | Foreign Affairs

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In “No Substitute for Victory” (May/June 2024), Matt Pottinger and Mike Gallagher raise important concerns about the Biden administration’s China policy. But their analysis misses the mark. Their review of key episodes in the administration’s China policy is inaccurate, and they propose steps that the administration is already taking. But above all, they make a bad bet: they contend that the United States should forget about managing competition, embrace confrontation without limits, and then wait for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to collapse. This approach risks runaway escalation and could force a moment of reckoning before the United States has taken the very steps the authors recommend to strengthen its defense industrial base and improve its competitive position. Such a strategy would also mean losing support from U.S. allies and partners, who would see it as irresponsible. The authors argue that their approach will work against China because it worked against the Soviet Union

Response What Does America Want From China? Debating Washington’s Strategy—and the Endgame of Competition Rush Doshi ; Jessica Chen Weiss and James B. Steinberg ; Paul Heer ; Matt Pottinger and Mike Gallagher July/August 2024 Published on May 30, 2024 Listen Subscribe to unlock this feature or Sign in . Share & Download Print Subscribe to unlock this feature or Sign in . Save Sign in and save to read later Close Share What Does America Want From China? Debating Washington’s Strategy—and the Endgame of Competition Rush Doshi ; Jessica Chen Weiss and James B. Steinberg ; Paul Heer ; Matt Potting

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