Thread by @politico

In 1946, American diplomat George Kennan wrote the “Long Telegram” under the pseudonym “X,” laying out the basis for U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union.

In that spirit, here's a bold, ambitious new U.S. strategy toward China, presented anonymously: politi.co/3cgSkWP

Opinion: The single most important challenge facing the U.S. in the 21st century is the rise of an increasingly authoritarian China under Xi Jinping, the author writes politi.co/3cgSkWP

Opinion: The U.S. must put replacing Xi Jinping at the center of its China policy by leveraging splits in the CCP elite, according to this major critique of the Chinese leadership politi.co/3cgSkWP

In calling for what's essentially leadership change, but not regime change, the author suggests a course both more and less aggressive than the Trump administration’s path, notes reporter @dwertime.

More in his China Watcher newsletter: politi.co/3ci4Jdh

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