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China’s Coming Upheaval
Competition, the Coronavirus, and the Weakness of Xi Jinping
Over the past few years, the United States’ approach to China has taken a hard-line turn, with the balance between cooperation and competition in…
- Minxin Pei
- Foreign Affairs
Most American policymakers and commentators consider this confrontational new strategy a response to China’s growing assertiveness, embodied…
But ultimately, this ongoing tension—particularly with the added pressures of the new coronavirus outbreak and an economic downturn—is…
The United States has limited means of influencing China’s closed political system, but the diplomatic, economic, and…