The China Trap: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Perilous Logic of Zero-Sum Competition

U.S. foreign policy and the perilous logic of zero-sum competition.

The China Trap U.S. Foreign Policy and the Perilous Logic of Zero-Sum Competition Jessica Chen Weiss September/October 2022 Published on August 18, 2022 Illustration by Joan Wong; photo by Mike Blake / Reuters JESSICA CHEN WEISS is the Michael J. Zak Professor of China and Asia-Pacific Studies at Cornell University. She served as a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow on the Policy Planning Staff at the U.S. Department of State from August 2021 to July 2022. The views expressed here are her own. More by Jessica Chen Weiss Listen Subscribe to unlock this feature or Sign in

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