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Scott Kennedy

Scott Kennedy

Scott Kennedy is Senior Adviser, Freeman Chair in China Studies and director of the Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. He is author most recently of China’s Risky Drive Into New-Energy Vehicles.

While Beijing choosing to test an incoming Biden administration would be bad, a superficial peace offering would be almost as harmful. Patience on China’s part will let Biden focus on handling the pandemic and restarting the US economy.

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A recent survey finds general agreement in the US and among its allies on the perception of a China threat. But while sanctions are necessary, there’s also a lack of enthusiasm for comprehensive decoupling and a preference for a multilateral approach.

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While the international community cannot shape the ultimate outcome, it can still create an atmosphere that leads Beijing to take a more cautious approach in implementing the national security law.

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techno-nationalism is a fool’s errand and instead of doubling down on self-reliance, China should launch a new great leap of reforms to become a true market economy, given that the sectors which are most open to competition have performed best.

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The Trump administration seems to be following a ‘mixed message’ strategy and gearing up for a long-haul battle with China that is not restricted to trade.