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Under the Biden administration's "managed competition" strategy, the United States has hoped to maintain a competitive stance with China while fostering cooperation and communication on issues like fentanyl control, methane emissions, and US-China military relations.
Even at a moment where Xi Jinping’s global ambitions have faced various setbacks, Hoover Senior Fellow, Elizabeth Economy, argues that the United States must not relax its stance or attitude towards China. Instead, Economy insists U.S. must seize this moment to strengthen its competitive position and not assuming China's setbacks suggest permanent trends or that Xi Jinping will fundamentally alter his long-term goals.
Elizabeth Economy is the Hargrove Senior Fellow and co-chair of the Program on the US, China, and the World at the Hoover Institution.
Check out more from Elizabeth Economy:
- Listen to the latest episodes of China Considered with Elizabeth Economy here.
- Read The World According to China by Elizabeth Economy here.
- Read "China's Alternative World Order" by Elizabeth Economy here.
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