America needs a whole-of-government response to China

There is no debate that China represents an unprecedented threat to the United States. Beijing possesses greater economic and military might than previous U.S. foes such as the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and Imperial Japan. China also has greater leverage over U.S. allies and partners than our 20th-century enemies ever had. Accordingly, the Trump administration must harness all elements of national power to counter China's threat. China wants to supplant the U.S. as the world's sole superpower. Beijing is engaged in the largest military buildup in modern history, representing what the Defense Department has acknowledged as the sole "pacing challenge."…