A New US National Security Strategy Identifies China as its Only Competitor: Asian Allies Are Responding

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A New US National Security Strategy Identifies China as its Only Competitor: Asian Allies Are Responding | JAPAN Forward (japan-forward.com)

December 25, 2022 – By Dr Monika Chansoria

The National Security Strategy cautions that China presents the most consequential and systemic challenge to the US and the free and open international system.

In its latest nationamreshape the international order and, increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to do it.

Looking into the other side, the report examines Beijing’s national, economic, and military strategy. This provides insight into the roadmap of Beijing’s ambitions within and beyond Asia. China seeks to work towards amassing and harnessing all elements of its national power with the aim of placing the PRC in a “leading position,” the report finds.

This positioning by China appears to further enhance its competition with other value systems and approaches in world politics.

The US National Defense Strategy cautions that China presents the most consequential and systemic challenge not just to the United States’ national security, but to the free and open international system as well. It provides clarity by identifying the primary adversary and challenger.

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