China presents a challenge to U.S. interests in some important areas and an opportunity for cooperation in others — particularly in addressing climate chaos. QI opposes Washington’s tendency to inflate the threat of a rising China. Rather than futilely seeking to sustain military dominance in East Asia, QI develops concepts and pathways for the U.S. to pursue a stable balance of power in the region, based in deeper diplomatic and economic engagement.
By building a stable architecture for U.S.–China relations, Washington would not only avoid great power war and put us on the road to a peaceful, prosperous, and revitalized global system, but it would also allow the United States to pursue healthy forms of both competition and cooperation with China that are currently being rendered toxic by the project of exclusion and subordination.
