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2 weeks ago | 
thewirechina.com | Ella Apostoaie |Ali Wyne
President Donald Trump holds a newly signed Executive Order, March 26, 2025. Credit: The White House via Flickr Few observers expected U.S.-China relations to improve significantly during the second Trump administration. The speed with which they have deteriorated, however, is surprising and concerning.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
thewirechina.com | Ali Wyne
A widespread narrative maintains that Donald Trump’s first administration toughened U.S. policy towards China and posits that his second one will go even further. Understanding why the retrospective component of this assessment is misleading is essential to explaining why the speculative one is dubious. Both discount the extent to which Trump’s conception of the China challenge differs from those of former and prospective advisors.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
thewirechina.com | Ali Wyne |Ella Apostoaie
Then U.S. President Nixon toasts then Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai during a banquet in Hangzhou, China, February 27, 1972.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
brookings.edu | Ali Wyne |Ryan Hass
It has become almost axiomatic to pronounce—and would initially seem difficult to dispute—that a U.S. “consensus” on China policy has formed. The Trump administration concluded, and the Biden administration agrees, that China seeks to overtake the United States as the world’s preeminent power—a conclusion that offers a rare point of foreign policy continuity between the two administrations.
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Jan 9, 2024 | 
foreignpolicy.com | Ali Wyne
While U.S. anxiety about China’s resurgence has increased steadily since the end of the Cold War, it has coexisted with occasional waves of concern about the sustainability of China’s growth and the viability of its political model.
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
chinafile.com | Ali Wyne
While U.S. anxiety about China’s resurgence has increased steadily since the end of the Cold War, it has coexisted with occasional waves of concern about the sustainability of China’s growth and the viability of its political model.
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Dec 16, 2023 | 
nationalinterest.org | Ali Wyne |David Gordon
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInSubscribe to RSSPrintTopic: U.S.-China RelationsRegion: GlobalTags: Xi JinpingU.S.-China RelationsGreat Power CompetitionTaiwanRussiaThe less short-term urgency Beijing feels to achieve reunification, the more time Washington will have to hone a blend of deterrence and reassurance that reduces the odds of a catastrophic confrontation.
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Aug 1, 2023 | 
realcleardefense.com | Ali Wyne
Ali Wyne Foreign Affairs August 1, 2023 Why Economic Independence Could Make the World More DangerousThe past three years have conclusively demonstrated the dangers of excessive dependence. No country can any longer doubt the risks of relying too heavily on another for vital commodities, especially a strategic competitor.
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Aug 1, 2023 | 
myemail.constantcontact.com | Sam Judah |Daniel Byman |Ali Wyne |Travis Sharp
Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners Quotes of the Day:1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 31, 20232. Putin is looking for a bigger war, not an off-ramp, in Ukraine3. China using families as 'hostages' to quash Uyghur dissent abroad4. Whatever Happened to Al Qaeda? 5. The Ukraine war is about to get worse6. The Dangers of Detachment: Why Economic Independence Could Make the World More Dangerous7.
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Jul 31, 2023 | 
almendron.com | Ali Wyne
The past three years have conclusively demonstrated the dangers of excessive dependence. No country can any longer doubt the risks of relying too heavily on another for vital commodities, especially a strategic competitor. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a widespread lack of essential medicines, even among rich countries such as the United States, and the concerning degree to which China dominates the production of basic protective equipment.
