Why Reading U.S.-China History Right Matters

The growing intensity of strategic competition between the United States and China and the attendant election-year pressures on U.S. political candida

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Why Reading U.S.-China History Right Matters

Those who argue that U.S. policymakers “allowed” China to rise too easily may overestimate Washington’s power. That misjudgment has implications for future American policy.

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