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Beating China Isn’t Everything: American Competitive Strategy Reframed

The Insider
December 9, 2025

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Episode Notes:

Arjun Akwei and Jinwan Park sit down with Nicole to explain why an American competitive strategy with the primary end goal of simply beating China is selling the United States short of what could really be achieved. The trio discusses the details of their latest article for War on the Rocks.

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