June 24, 2024
No Winners in This Game
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The relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is marked by both geopolitical tensions and deep economic linkages. And the once unthinkable idea of imposing severe sanctions on China has become a strategic imperative to consider
A report from the Center for a New American Security seeks to advance policy debates on how to sanction China, if geopolitical conditions warranted doing so at scale.
Sanctions alone will not deter the PRC from war. However, that does not mean that sanctions have no role in managing tensions with the PRC. The question for policymakers is not whether sanctions will work to deter China, but instead how sanctions can be used to greatest effect as part of a broader strategy that integrates all instruments of national power.
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No Winners in This Game
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