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The US’ future policymakers are questioning the standard ‘China threat’ playbook
Power & DiplomacySouth China Morning Post15 Aug, 07:45 amAtlasHour
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The US’ future policymakers are questioning the standard ‘China threat’ playbook

For years, the conventional wisdom in Washington was that America’s China policy was moving in one direction: tougher. But walk into a classroom at Georgetown, Rice or another US university where the next generation of diplomats and foreign-policy professionals is being trained, and the picture looks less settled. A generation that has grown up with China’s rise is increasingly sceptical of the idea that Beijing should be treated primarily as America’s great strategic rival. That matters because...

By AtlasHour DeskPublished 15 Aug, 07:45 am1 min read
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