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By: Barry Pavel, Matthew Kroenig, and Jeffrey Cimmino What is the kernel of the issue? There is an ongoing debate among foreign policy scholars and practitioners regarding the role ideology should play in strategic competition with China. Some argue that China poses a threat to the United States strictly because of its growing power; others contend that differing values—democracy in the US and authoritarianism in China—shape US-China rivalry and help explain why each views the other as a threat. Why is the issue important? The threats that China poses (including military threats to its neighbors, systematic violation of the global...
