1/. Looking forward to Govt’s refresh of #IntegratedReview today - and early signs we might match the sophistication of #China’s foreign policy with a framework for strategic stability - as proposed by @MrKRudd. Last few days has seen - at last - return of mature analysis….
https://twitter.com/mrkrudd/status/1635097270373994496
2/. Here’s @nytimes: US “interests are best served by emphasizing competition… while minimizing confrontation. Glib invocations of the Cold War are misguided... Rather than try to trip the competition, US should focus on figuring out how to run faster…’ nytimes.com/2023/03/11/opi…
3/. And here’s @MaxBoot in
@washingtonpost “With U.S.-China tensions ratcheting up at a dangerous rate, the select committee could perform a real service by presenting a balanced and nuanced picture of how the United States should deal with China.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…
@washingtonpost “With U.S.-China tensions ratcheting up at a dangerous rate, the select committee could perform a real service by presenting a balanced and nuanced picture of how the United States should deal with China.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…
4/. And here’s @ravireports i/vw with @jessicacweiss for @foreignpolicy: “Every time there has been an effort to compete with or counter an enemy that has been seen as existential, we’ve ended up undertaking policies here at home…that [did more to] undermine democracy than…
5/. the adversary in the first place” foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/08/us-…
5/. Ultimately #China remains a small fraction of UK exports - albeit growing much faster… 
6/. ‘Though within the Indo-Pacific, China dwarfs other markets
7/. So what we need to see is an approach that is robust on both a rules-based order AND a rights-based order that champions the UN Charter on Human Rights that marks its 75th birthday this year un.org/en/about-us/un…
8/. We need serious, sustained effort to galvanise our alliances like - #NATO, #Aukus - that enable US redeployment in Asia-Pacific, not least insisting Europe steps up & relieves pressure on US defence investment on the continent
9/. We need far more intelligent defence of infrastructure - especially in tech - which currently lags far behind US frameworks carnegieendowment.org/2022/04/25/u.s…
10/. But we HAVE to preserve the space to work on global public goods, like climate change, nuclear non-proliferation, financial stability - and the crises of food, fragility and finance in the Global South //
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