There’s a rare bipartisan consensus in Washington that China’s rise must be countered in the strongest way possible. Democrats and Republicans seemingly compete over who can be tougher on Beijing.
The problem with the tone of the current debate, according to Cornell University professor and former State Department advisor Jessica Chen Weiss, is that policymakers are locked in an escalatory spiral. Anyone who seeks to diverge from the consensus is accused of having sympathy for the other side.
Watch FP’s Ravi Agrawal frank discussion with Weiss or read a condensed transcript of the interview.
Video clips from this event
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Why Jessica Chen Weiss, a Cornell University professor and former State Department official under the Biden administration, is worried about America’s China policy.
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How does Jessica Chen Weiss push back against China scholars who claim there isn’t a basis for cooperation with China because there’s no evidence Beijing wants to reciprocate?
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Jessica Chen Weiss on what other large countries such as India, Indonesia, or Nigeria think about the U.S.-China relationship right now.
