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China containment
Making Sense of Xi’s Claim That the US Is ‘Goading’ China to Invade Taiwan
By Corey Lee Bell
Xi Jinping's statement reflects long established and now widely held Chinese elite perceptions of U.S. motives in the “Taiwan question.”
A China-US Thaw Would Be Both Good and Bad for India
By Mohamed Zeeshan
Despite sundry differences with India, so long as the United States needs to contain China, it will feel compelled to overlook problems in its ties with Delhi.
How ‘Like-Mindedness’ Became the Key Attribute of the China Containment Strategy
By Andreas B. Forsby
The stronger identity dynamics become, the more likely they are to reduce all the specific strategic choices into a single decision: to side with the U.S. or China.
What Is the End Game of US-China Competition?
By Andy Zelleke
Could the two sides agree on a modus vivendi? If so, what would it look like?
Is H. R. McMaster the New Mr. X?
By Francis P. Sempa
Comparing McMaster’s China prescriptions to George Kennan’s famous containment strategy.
Russia Says US Indo-Pacific Strategy is to Contain China
By Associated Press
"Why do you need to call Asia-Pacific as Indo-Pacific? The answer is evident — to exclude China.”
The Case for Containing China
By Francis P. Sempa
China, like the Soviet Union before it, is a peer competitor of the United States but it is not invincible.
Will China Return to Isolationism?
By Cui Lei
China is at a turning point between returning to 1960s-era seclusion and keeping an open door.
Deconstructing the US Trade War Against China
By Jin Kai
The Trump administration is employing a “gray zone” strategy to prevent China from emerging as a threat to U.S. dominance.
What China Thinks of the Indo-Pacific Strategy
By Dingding Chen
Chinese scholars see the free and open Indo-Pacific strategy as containment, but aren’t convinced it’ll stick.
What Does Trump’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Mean for Russia?
By Anton Tsvetov
The new U.S. strategy poses threats to Russian interests in Asia.
Can the Quad Counter China's Belt and Road Initiative?
By Zhiqun Zhu
For a number of reasons, a proposed plan is unlikely to ever materialize.
Will the Quad Mean the End of ASEAN Centrality?
By Anton Tsvetov
The unexpected revival of the Quad may mean the demise of Asian multilateralism and a more threatened China.
How a Rules-Based Order Could Cement China's Rise
By Jin Kai
What ensures and facilitates the ultimate rise of a great power?
Would China Be a Benign Hegemon?
By Kyle Haynes
Of course China wants hegemony in its backyard. The better question is what Beijing will do afterwards.
China, Russia, and the Long ‘Unipolar Moment’ Revisited
By Nathan A. Sears
A year later, does the argument of reinforced U.S. hegemony hold up?
The Pivot to Asia Was Obama’s Biggest Mistake
By John Ford
"The pivot failed to achieve key goals in Asia while inattention made matters worse in Europe and the Middle East."
The Problem With the Pivot, Part 2
By Jared McKinney
"The pivot to Asia is a pivot to conflict with China."
Vietnam’s Evolving Role in US Asia Strategy
By Linh Tong and Linh Tong
From the Vietnam War to the South China Sea, Hanoi's position has changed dramatically.
Why Does China Want to Control the South China Sea?
By Donald K. Emmerson
China's possible motives for trying to secure control over the South China Sea.
China, Russia, and the Long ‘Unipolar Moment'
By Nathan A. Sears
How balancing failures are actually extending U.S. hegemony.
US-China Relations: In the Shadow of Conspiracy Theories
By Xie Tao
Conspiracy theories about their rival's devious plans have alarmingly large followings in the U.S. and China.
Yes, the US Does Want to Contain China (Sort Of)
By Shannon Tiezzi
There isn't a strict policy of containment, but the sentiment remains.
‘Integrating China’ into the Existing Order
By Amitai Etzioni
Why urge China to join the international order, and then make it hard for it to do so?
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