EXAMINING THE PACE OF US DECOUPLING FROM CHINA

From Non-Interference to Wolf Warrior: Chinese Foreign Internal Defense by Jimmy Zhang

Im-Politic: Evidence that Trump Would Be Foolish Not to “Run on China”

My response to the Asia Society’s joint statement on cooperation with China
Paul Wolfowitz | AEIdeas

External headwinds for a US economic recovery
Desmond Lachman | The Hill

US-China decoupling: a reality checkIy was a decoupler before decoupling was cool. I have advocated selective decoupling of the US economy from China for the past four years, arguing that the United States requires absolute self-sufficiency in strategic areas such as defense electronics. That, Dr Henry Kressel and I argued in a November 2016 Wall Street Journal op-ed, requires a massive national effort to bring computer chip fabrication back onshore. We wrote: “Washington should also enforce strict US content rules for sensitive defense technology. Many of the Pentagon’s military systems depend on imported components. That’s a concern on security grounds alone. Procurement rules should be changed to require that critical components be manufactured in the US.” Read More