Interoffice Memorandum [Recipient Name]
MEETING THE CHINA CHALLENGE: Discussing the possibility of China and the United States escaping Thucydides' Trap.
Relevant National Interests.
Vital. Prevent China and the U.S. going to war; ensure a continual alliance between China and U.S. governments.
Extremely Important. Protect U.S. citizens, embassies, personnel and other significant U.S. infrastructure within areas facing potential attack, including cyber-attacks; limit access to sensitive data and restrict the flow of information from the U.S. to China as well as regulation of airport and immigration policies.
Important. Prevent sabotage and espionage by utilization of white hat hackers and U.S. Intelligence Agencies. Continual leaking of information will hurt the U.S. government in the long run.
Analysis. China is a growing world power. Within a few decades it has generated a surge in both wealth and productivity. China has become the country that manufacturers virtually everything, from appliances to important factory equipment, and hospital equipment. As China grows in power, it may soon rival that of the U.S. When a rising power rivals an established power, from the perspective of history and Thucydides's Trap, it will result in war. Even when four out of the sixteen known cases of Thucydides's Trap did not result in war, it took a great deal of compromise and adjustments in attitudes for both countries to evade war.
China has grown from possessing a small and weak economy to a large and powerful one. They surpass in every benchmark. They have grown and expanded so much in the last few decades, that in the next few decades, they may become the next main world power.
Capacity and Governance. China has grown in capacity and imports many of the products the U.S. uses. President Xi shifted China's policies from the "hide your strength" policies to more aggressive and assertive ones.
Integration Efforts. For four decades the U.S. has pursued an engagement approach toward China. Every President during these last four decades has attempted to assimilate China into the global...
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