Over the past decade, tensions in the China-U.S. relationship have mounted to the point that many now speak of a new cold war between Beijing and Washington. U.S. policymakers have leaned into this dynamic, explicitly framing China as a strategic competitor and Americas pacing threat.
How do Chinese elites view the relationship?
Thats the question Dr. Yu Jie set out to answer in her new report, China under siege: How the USs hardening China policy is seen in Beijing. Yu Jie, a senior research fellow on China in the Asia-Pacific Program at Chatham House, analyzed publications, officials remarks, and private conversations with top Chinese strategists to understand how elites in China are thinking about the China-U.S. relationship.
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The project “European Hub for Contemporary China (EuroHub4Sino)” has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 101131737.
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