U.S.-China Competition

As election season in the United States approaches, the temperature of the China-U.S. broth is unstably high.

Conventional wisdom suggests that economic development driven by a hegemonic power leads to economic prosperity and peace. That may no longer be true.

While the ban seems inevitable amid deepening distrust, removal of TikTok from the U.S. market will not solve the disinformation problem.

China has criticized the latest round of new rules by saying that it will “disrupt the international semiconductor market as well as cooperation among enterprises.” 

No single flashpoint is undermining the U.S.-China relationship. Rather, relations suffer from a host of negative trends that are only worsening. 

From the economy to diplomacy and internal politics, Xi appears to have simply kicked policy problems down the road.

Insights from Richard Fontaine.

For decades, Hong Kong’s geopolitical neutrality was the very foundation of its freedom, autonomy, and prosperity. That’s no longer possible.

China, Russia, and the usual suspects feature heavily in a tangled web of threats perceived by the U.S. intelligence community that range across the globe.

The two sides will find it increasingly difficult to avoid intense security competition over the coming decades, but there are still meaningful choices to make.

The Malaysian leader said that U.S. leaders need to do more to see the world and the region from China's perspective.

Insights from Fei-Ling Wang.