Politics
China Is Forcing the World to Find New Ways to Deal With It
Western policies have largely failed to shape, slow, or stop an emboldened Beijing that knows it’s no longer simply a “rising” power.
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Dealing with China is so complex it’s produced its own lexicon: Engagement. Containment. Confrontation. Constrainment. Even “con-gagement.”
The word stew reflects the dilemma for governments facing a power that is no longer simply “rising.” The leadership under Xi Jinping believes China is now strong enough that it can forcefully assert its agenda both at home and abroad because it has reached the point it can withstand whatever penalties come its way.