Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Feng Zhang
“Sparked by a Foreign Affairs essay proposing a ‘theory of victory’ toward China, many prominent American analysts have joined the debate on whether the United States needs a ‘theory of victory’ in its competition with China. A recent report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) frames the debate in terms of ‘end state’ vs. ‘steady state’ in U.S.-China policy. The report presents a diversity of views from American observers as well as analysts from select countries in Asia and Europe. Collectively, these views reveal the central parameters of the current debate on U.S.-China competition. Wide-ranging though it is, this debate is lacking in one crucial aspect: an interrogation of the concept of competition itself.” (11/04/24)