A series of essays examines Beijing’s global ambitions—and how Washington should respond.
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Is China on the rise? Or does its recent economic slowdown suggest a shift in momentum? In a series of new essays from the most recent issue of Foreign Affairs, top experts and policymakers grapple with how to think about China and its power in the world—and how the United States should respond.

The political scientist Elizabeth Economy discusses how Washington can push back on Xi Jinping’s vision for a new multipolar global order. Evan Medeiros, who served for six years on the staff of the National Security Council as director for China, warns against assuming that Chinese power is in decline. And former Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger and former U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher argue that the United States should aim to win the competition with China, rather than just manage it. Start reading below.

 
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China’s Alternative Order

And What America Should Learn From It

By Elizabeth Economy

 
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The Delusion of Peak China

America Can’t Wish Away Its Toughest Challenger

By Evan S. Medeiros

 
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No Substitute for Victory

America’s Competition With China Must Be Won, Not Managed

By Matt Pottinger and Mike Gallagher

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