RAND Report Outlines Strategies to Stabilize US-China Relations

Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac

For more than a decade, the United States has sought to modernize its military to deter China, but it has become stuck in a developmental cul-de-sac.

Stabilizing the U.S.-China Rivalry

The authors assess possible means of stabilizing the U.S.-China rivalry, focusing on three issue areas: Taiwan, the South China Sea, and competition in science and technology.

China is using America’s own trade weapons to beat it

It has spent years pinpointing America’s weaknesses and mitigating its own

What is behind the RAND’s turnaround on China-US ties?

Both nations, and the global community at large, would benefit from more positive talk and more constructive decisions emanating from Beijing and Washington.

China’s New Strategy for Trump: Punch Hard, Concede Little

For Xi, rare-earths bombshell signaled a new toughness, while TikTok was ‘spiritual opium’ that could be turned into a low-cost bargaining chip

Taiwan Is for Sale

Taiwan is for sale—the buyer is only one. The fear is that Trump might overprice it, backfiring and once again squandering his chance at a Nobel Peace Prize.