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Phase 2: U.S. policy responses to China's growing role in the world

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Phase 1: Assessing China's regional and global activities

Domestic politics and foreign policy
A general view shows delegates attending the closing session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee - RC1E687E4920
Domestic politics and foreign policy

How do President Xi Jinping’s personal ambitions and the centralization of power in the Chinese Communist Party affect China’s approach to foreign policy?
Domains of strategic competition
An interactive map shows ship movements around China, seen on a Reuters Eikon screen, October 23, 2015. About 4 million barrels of crude oil bought by a Chinese state trader for the country's strategic reserves have been stranded in two tankers off an eastern port for nearly two months due to a lack of storage, two trade sources said. Picture taken October 23, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas White - GF20000029024
Domains of strategic competition

What are the implications of Chinese activity across various strategic domains — security, infrastructure, economic statecraft, and more — for the United States?
East Asia
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C), South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (R) shake hands ahead the ninth trilateral foreign ministers' meeting among China, South Korea and Japan at Gubei Town in Beijing, China, 21 August 2019. Wu Hong/Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC11D4A185B0
East Asia

How does China view its strategic requirements in East Asia as it expands its global influence and footprint?
Great powers
China's President Xi Jinping arrives at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1A028971C0
Great powers

How is China navigating relations with other major powers?
Technology
Visitors are seen at a screen displaying facial recognition technology at the Digital China Exhibition in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China May 8, 2019. China Daily via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. - RC155F050BE0
Technology

China aspires to global technology leadership. Can it achieve its ambitions? What would the impacts be at home and abroad?
Regional influence and strategy
General view of Brazil's President Michel Temer, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seat during the BRICS Business Forum at the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province on September 4, 2017. REUTERS/Fred Dufour/Pool - RC1EB86E2590
Regional influence and strategy

China now touches virtually every region in the world — how is China’s increasing involvement impacting South Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and elsewhere?
Global governance and norms
Members of the U.N. Security Council, including representatives from Russia, China, and South Africa vote against a U.S. draft resolution calling for free and fair presidential elections in Venezuela at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RC166DE52B80
Global governance and norms

From human rights to energy to trade and beyond, how is China approaching global norms and norm development?

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