U.S. Below War Threshold Options Against China
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By James P. Micciche
September 21, 2020
National Security Situation: As China rises to become a Great Power and other nations lack the will to counter this rise via armed conflict, options below the level of armed conflict are required.
Date Originally Written: July 20, 2020.
Date Originally Published: September 21, 2020.
Author and / or Article Point of View: The author believes the United States must increase its capability and efforts to compete with China below levels of armed conflict.
Background: The 2017 National Security Strategy (NSS) specifically identifies China as a revisionist competing against the United States. The NSS describes the objectives of revisionist nations as, “contesting our geopolitical advantages and trying to change the international order in their favor[1].†Stephen Brooks and William Wohlforth identify China as the driving force of a systemic realignment, “the system has shifted from 1 superpower plus X great powers to 1+1+X, with China occupying a middle category as an emerging potential superpower[2].â€
Significance: China currently avoids directly challenging U.S. hegemony and instead utilizes two primary strategies to expand influence and advance objectives below levels of conflict.
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