Abstract
Economic Dimensions of the United States’ Emerging China Strategy
William Norris, Texas A&M UniversityThe United States’ long-standing China strategy that has been predicated on an engagement logic is being revisited. Such a fundamental reorientation provides an opportunity to re-examine the causal logics and assumptions behind U.S. grand strategy as it concerns China. Although policymakers do not generally have the luxury of time to consider theoretical or abstract notions of grand strategy—let alone the strategic economic dimensions—this project will seek to engage policymakers in a collaborative effort to flesh out the economic elements of the United States’ current China strategy. What is the role of economics in this strategy? How should we think about economic power in the context of 21st-century great-power competition? How should the United States incorporate trade, investment, technology, and human capital into its strategy toward China? What are the long-term considerations for designing a sustainable strategy? In collaboration with U.S. policymakers, this project will seek to explore the economic aspects of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy, as well as of the ongoing U.S.-China trade war.
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