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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.7249/RRA1378-1
来源IDRR-A1378-1
A Guide to Extreme Competition with China
Christopher Paul; James Dobbins; Scott W. Harold; Howard J. Shatz; Rand Waltzman; Lauren Skrabala
发表日期2021-12-01
出版年2021
页码71
语种英语
结论

For the United States, there are risks in competing with China, but the risks of not competing are greater

  • There is a widespread perception that China is breaking norms and "getting away with it," including by antagonizing neighbors over disputed territories, diplomatically marginalizing Taiwan, ensnaring developing countries with high and potentially unsustainable levels of debt, and coercing its diaspora, as well as engaging in widespread espionage, intellectual property theft, and surveillance.
  • The United States has the capacity and capability to counter, compete with, or defeat China's influence, but there are risks associated with doing so.
  • Decisions about how to compete with China are bounded by U.S. and international law or the burden of upholding international norms and standards, and China is opportunistic in exploiting gaps in these measures.

Policymakers can benefit from a new framework for thinking about U.S.-China competition that considers the risks and rewards to both sides

  • Policy responses are likely to fall into five categories: (1) retaliating against, reciprocating, and deterring unacceptable behavior by China; (2) extending existing norms and promoting news ones, setting international rules and standards, and defining and exposing transgressive behavior by China; (3) sustaining U.S. leadership in providing for the global good; (4) supporting and building global coalitions and partnerships; and (5) restoring the health and vitality of the American system.
  • International institutions can threaten or impose large-scale diplomatic, economic, and military costs, but such responses are all but impossible without accurate intelligence, continual gaming of strategies, and field-testing of capabilities and partner interoperability.
摘要

The U.S.-China competitive dynamic has been evolving rapidly and is at a critical crossroads. Rather than fostering greater cooperation, the global COVID-19 pandemic escalated tensions and is driving calls to rethink, reframe, and strengthen the U.S. competitive position. The United States might have the capacity and capability to counter China's influence, but China's rapid rise means that decisions about when and how to compete come with significant or even prohibitive costs. These decisions are also bounded by U.S. and international law, or even just the burden of upholding international norms and standards. China is opportunistic in exploiting these gaps.

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In the long term, societal and economic trends will put the United States at a disadvantage as the next generations of policymakers assume responsibility for the China challenge. Now is the time to revise federal spending priorities to address current and emerging barriers to growth, innovation, and cooperation.

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The purpose of this report is not to add to the overflowing catalog of policy guidance, strategic directions, and cautionary advice; it is, rather, to offer realistic, actionable policy options that align with U.S. interests but are mindful of the limits of U.S. influence. Policymakers can benefit from a new framework for thinking about this challenge that draws on an assessment of Chinese intentions and addresses how the competitive dynamic does — or could — play out across the diplomatic, informational, military, and economic elements of national power while remaining sensitive to the limits of U.S. competitiveness.

目录
  • Chapter One

    What Does China Want, and What Will It Do to Get It? A Profile of China's Behavior and a Guide for U.S. Responses

  • Chapter Two

    Chinese Diplomacy: Soft Power with Sharp Edges

  • Chapter Three

    The New World Media Order: How China Controls the Narrative

  • Chapter Four

    China's Use of Military Power, Espionage, Cyberattacks, Subversion, and Gray Zone Coercion

  • Chapter Five

    The Unprecedented Rise and Long Shadow of China's Economic Power

  • Chapter Six

    Conclusions and Policy Implications

主题Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ; China ; Information Operations ; International Diplomacy ; International Law ; Military Strategy ; United States
URLhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1378-1.html
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