A diplomacy and development toolkit is essential to U.S. China strategy

Seventy-five years ago, the Marshall Plan, conceived by Secretary of State George Marshall, was the crowning achievement of World War II. It helped consolidate our military victories and set us, and our allies, up for decades of economic growth and stability that formally influenced our interests. Today this unique construct is under threat of being replaced by China. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using every element of its power to compete and win in a world they believe is up for grabs more than at any time since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Beijing's investments in the Belt…