In late 2019, Campbell and Sullivan laid out their theory of the case for dealing with China in an essay for Foreign Affairs titled “Competition Without Catastrophe: How America Can Both Challenge and Coexist With China.” They argued that the Trump administration had it right when it identified China as a “strategic competitor” in its 2017 National Security Strategy, but they said this competition must be waged with vigilance and humility, structured around the goal of coexisting with China rather than expecting to change it.
How do you coexist peacefully with an enemy that steals trillions of dollars of intellectual property through an industralized IP theft machine that runs with tacit government support, has a stated policy of military-civil fusion, claims without basis in international law a huge part of a sea vital to global trade, menaces its neighbors, engages in ethnic cleansing, etc.?
Its tough, we need to find areas where there is convergence while being fully aware of China’s nature and goals. The US cant suddenly stop trading with China and there are some realities of the the global supply chain that mean cant just stop manufacturing there
Me being japanese wonder if trump will still have strong support for Japan/Asia now that his friend (Abe) is gone, and new leaders are there in Japan. Also reading the links, Trump’s VP has interesting words about Taiwan (seems more support via less support for the war in Europe)