America’s New Great-Power Competition with China

Published: September 2, 2021

Elizabeth Economy discusses China’s aggressive foreign policy. America must act to rein in China’s foreign policy ambitions by engaging our allies and operating with increased humility. But despite the new great-power competition, America must be willing to work with China to effectively respond to climate change, pandemics, and other global disasters.

Discussion Questions

1. How did China become powerful?
2. How can the US maintain ties with China?

Additional Resources

• Pre-order The World According to China, by Elizabeth Economy. Available here.
• Read Elizabeth Economy’s testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, “Advancing Effective US Policy for Strategic Competition with China in the Twenty-First Century.” Available here.
• Read “The China Model: Unexceptional Exceptionalism,” by Elizabeth Economy via the Human Prosperity Project.Available here.