As the United States and China mark their 40th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations in 2019, the world’s most important bilateral relationship is increasingly defined by mistrust, competition, and uncertainty. After four decades of deepening economic integration, the talk in Washington today is about the extent to which the two economies will “decouple” over the years ahead. In the latest CSIS Preview video, Matthew Goodman describes a project to understand how an economic conflict between the United States and China could escalate and eventually de-escalate. The project produced several findings that were both unexpected and relevant to policy, including that economic conflict is likely to be an enduring feature of the U.S.-China relationship for many years to come.
Read the full report, “Beyond the Brink: Escalation and Conflict in U.S.-China Economic Relations,” here:
Play “Beyond the Brink: the Game” here:
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