U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna has a proposal for improving the most important relationship in the world. A member of the House select committee on China, Khanna says Washington needs to rebalance its economic relationship with Beijing. Khanna’s plan includes reducing trade deficits and tensions, improving communication, and bolstering deterrence.
But how can such a plan work when domestic politics on both sides seem in favor of tougher rhetoric and policy? Khanna joined FP editor in chief Ravi Agrawal for an in-depth discussion about not only China, but also Ukraine, U.S. national security priorities, trade policy, and more.
Video clips from this event
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Watch Rep. Ro Khanna explain why China and President Xi Jinping would go along with his suggested reset in U.S.-China relations, despite all of the restrictions the United States has placed on Beijing.
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Ravi Agrawal, FP’s editor in chief, asks Khanna whether Washington’s interest in protecting Taiwan from China would change if it didn’t rely on it for manufacturing semiconductors. Watch his response.
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Khanna explains why he tried to block U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine.
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Khanna of California, an Indian American, explains why India should not be expected to march in lockstep with the United States despite the alliance between the two nations.
