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This research explores possible international and defense strategies that China might employ to outcompete the United States and achieve a position of international primacy. The posited strategies, although created by the authors, are framed by findings regarding Chinese political processes, concepts, policies, and national goals. The purpose of the analysis is threefold: to support U.S. planning and decisionmaking, to educate readers about China’s strategy and policymaking process, and to spur discussion about the stakes and nature of the competition.

This research was sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and conducted within the International Security and Development Policy Center (ISDP) of the RAND National Security Research Division (NSRD), which operates the National Defense Research Institute (NDRI), a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense intelligence enterprise. 

The research reported here was completed in August 2020 and underwent security review with the sponsor and the Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review before public release.For more information on the RAND International Security and Development Policy Center, see www.rand.org/nsrd/isdp or contact the director (contact information is provided on the webpage).