The U.S. has no China policy, no strategy and no clue

The Japan TimesCenterEN 1 min read 100% complete by Andreas KluthOctober 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM

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As U.S. and Chinese presidents prepare to meet at an economic summit in South Korea, some Washington foreign-policy strategists express concern over a lack of coherent China policy from the current U.S. administration. Rebecca Lissner, former top adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris, asserts there is no defined China policy within the government. Zack Cooper, an Asia expert at the American Enterprise Institute, criticizes the "trade stuff" as being worse than stock markets indicate, which have been volatile since April. The U.S. approach has reportedly caused "nine months of policy whiplash" and "strategic schizophrenia," according to one of Cooper's colleagues.

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South Korea 55% Kamala Harris 65% American Enterprise Institute 65% Zack Cooper 70% Rebecca Lissner 70% US ×385% China ×490%

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china policy 90% economic war 80% mutual assured destruction 70% u.s. administration 60% foreign-policy strategists 50% economic summit 40%

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China

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