US & China: Present Dangers, Future Challenges

Published November 26, 2024

During this Q&A session, Hoover Senior Fellow, Elizabeth Economy, emphasizes several key strategic challenges and responses. In the South China Sea, she argues that increased physical presence and multinational engagement, not just communication channels, are essential to counter China's gray zone activities. On data security and TikTok, she identifies dual threats from both data collection and algorithmic control of information flows, while acknowledging no easy solutions exist due to China's refusal to allow complete divestment. Regarding international partnerships, Economy notes that while China has forged concerning alliances with other authoritarian states like Russia, Iran, and North Korea, these relationships remain pragmatic rather than deeply aligned, suggesting both opportunities and challenges for U.S. policy in managing regional relationships and protecting Taiwan's security through carefully considered, non-provocative actions that genuinely enhance its security.

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.

The opinions expressed in this video are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University. © 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.