So you have a tripolar situation and what really matters, the lesson that must be learned there is that we need to be a lot more sophisticated about coming to an accommodation with the reality of Beijing and China. Right now, Most of my colleagues are thinking about China using a Soviet Cold War mentality. We're spending an immense amount of time, talent and treasure thinking about the unthinkable, which is what does it look like when we fight a war with China? (32:29–32:34)
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Asserts that U.S. policymakers are approaching China with outdated Cold War strategies.
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