The US is more dependent on China than the other way around! – The US is highly dependent on China for critical supply chain components, especially rare earth elements (REEs), pharmaceuticals, and electronics. China produces about 60% of global REEs and processes nearly 90%, essential for technologies like batteries, semiconductors,… Read More »US Dependency on China
China has notably shifted its export strategy in recent years, reducing its reliance on the US as its primary customer. Several developments demonstrate this pivot: – The share of China’s exports going to the US has dropped dramatically, falling from about 20% in 2018 to just 10% by the second… Read More »China Has Pivoted Exports Away From The US
The U.S. cannot stop China’s rise because of a mix of structural, economic, political, and geopolitical realities that are beyond Washington’s control. Here are the main reasons: 1. Economic Gravity Sheer Scale: China is the world’s second-largest economy and the largest trading partner for more countries than the U.S. Its… Read More »Why the U.S can’t stop China’s rise
The view that the United States, by acting as a global hegemon and overreaching, is promoting its own downfall has significant support in both academic analysis and current geopolitical commentary. Key points include: – Hegemonic Overreach and Military Overstretch: Scholars note that the U.S. has a historical pattern of “hegemonic… Read More »Is the US Overreaching?
The Problem U.S. policymakers increasingly turn to tariffs as a tool to bring manufacturing back home. While tariffs may pressure firms to reconsider offshore production, they cannot address the underlying weaknesses of America’s industrial base. Reshoring will fail without substantial parallel investment in infrastructure and human resources. Why Tariffs Alone… Read More »Tariffs Alone Cannot Reshore Manufacturing
Triangle of Perspectives on U.S.–China Relations 1. Keyu Jin (Economic Pragmatist) Core View: U.S. and China cannot decouple — economic interdependence is too deep. Why: Supply chains, complementary strengths, and global market integration make separation impossible. Tone: Pragmatic, cautious — stresses business and economic logic. Policy Implication: Allow selective de-risking… Read More »Triangle of Perspectives on China – Jin, Sachs, and Mearsheimer
The phrase “China is playing Go, America is playing checkers” is a metaphor for the difference in strategic thinking between the two countries, with Go representing patient, long-term, multi-front strategy and checkers representing short-term, linear, and more tactical moves. Here’s an expanded breakdown: 1. Nature of the Games Go 🪨… Read More »China is playing Go (圍棋, Mandarin: wéiqí), America is playing checkers
Over the past 40 years, the United States and China have followed markedly different trajectories in reducing poverty—each achieving notable successes while still facing persistent challenges. In the United States, the poverty rate has generally trended downward since the early 1980s, when it hovered between 13% and 15%. Social safety… Read More »Poverty Trends in the US and China: Four Decades of Diverging Paths
Trump’s America First policy is doing what the US has always done, only more obvious The “America First” policy, while a relatively modern slogan, can be seen as a more explicit and overt expression of themes that have long been present in U.S. foreign policy. The argument is that the… Read More »“America First” policy is not really new!
The United States and the European Union often present themselves as champions of a “rules-based international order” and “free trade,” citing shared history and common geopolitical goals. Yet, for many in the Global South, these narratives carry a different meaning—less as universal principles and more as tools for preserving an… Read More »The US–EU “Rules-Based Order” and the Global South’s Skepticism