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2. South China Sea Threat Assessment: Is China a Threat or a Paper Tiger?
- Author:
- Shaoyu Yuan
- Publication Date:
- 02-2020
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
- Abstract:
- Tensions in the South China Sea continue to rise. China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)’s Rear Admiral Lou Yuan, regarded as a hawkish military commentator, recently proclaimed that the continuing dispute over the ownership of the South China Sea could be resolved by sinking two US aircraft carriers. Statements like these result in a legitimate fear that China’s increasing presence in the South China Sea might spark a kinetic military conflict with the United States. However, while most Western scholars and media are paying excessive attention to the rise of China, few are contemplating China’s weaknesses in the region. Despite China’s constant verbal objections and rising tensions with the United States in the last century, the world has yet to witness any major military confrontation between the two superpowers. China will continue to avoid directly confronting the United States in the South China Sea for at least another decade because China’s military remains immature and defective.
- Topic:
- Security, Power Politics, Territorial Disputes, Grand Strategy, and Conflict
- Political Geography:
- China, Asia, North America, South China, and United States of America
3. US Trade Policy in the Biden Administration: The Challenge of China’s Rise
- Author:
- Simon Lester and Huan Zhu
- Publication Date:
- 12-2020
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
- Abstract:
- The Trump administration has left the Biden administration a number of difficult trade policy issues to deal with, but the biggest challenge is likely to be China. The Biden administration will need to find a way forward in the increasingly tense US-China relationship, which covers aspects of trade, as well as foreign policy, security, and human rights issues. This article describes the rise of China as a priority in US trade policy, reviews the current set of US-China trade issues, and makes suggestions for the Biden administration going forward.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Grand Strategy, Multilateralism, Trade, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden
- Political Geography:
- China, Asia, North America, and United States of America
4. Japan and South Korea Can Lead Post-Pandemic East Asia
- Author:
- Fumiko Sasaki
- Publication Date:
- 06-2020
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
- Abstract:
- The COVID-19 pandemic has advanced two trends: the US-China confrontation and the increasing importance of soft power in the networked world. These developments present Japan and South Korea in particular—caught as they are between China and the United States—not only with serious challenges but also a grand opportunity.
- Topic:
- Governance, Grand Strategy, Multilateralism, Trade, Pandemic, COVID-19, and Health Crisis
- Political Geography:
- Japan, China, Asia, South Korea, and United States of America