China's Strategic Competition with the United States
From Modern War Institute by Modern War Institute at West Point
September 5, 2025 · 54 min
About this episode
This episode explores the strategic competition between the United States and China, focusing on core objectives and the conceptualization of their rivalry.
The United States is engaged in a strategic competition with China. On issues ranging from Taiwan's security to the question of which country will most shape the geopolitical order in the years and decades to come, Washington seeks to secure its objectives, promote its interests, and deter Chinese aggression. But what are China's core objectives? And more fundamentally, how does Beijing conceptualize the US-China strategic rivalry? To explore those questions, John Amble is joined on this episode by Ali Wyne, the senior research and advocacy advisor for US-China relations at the International Crisis Group and author of the 2022 book America's Great-Power Opportunity: Revitalizing U.S. Foreign Policy to Meet the Challenges of Strategic Competition. The MWI Podcast is produced with the generous support of the West Point Class of 1974.
People in this episode
Host: John Amble
Guest: Ali Wyne
Topics covered
- US-China relations
- strategic competition
- geopolitical order
- Taiwan security
- foreign policy
Keywords
- strategic competition
- China
- United States
- Taiwan
- geopolitical order
- foreign policy
- Ali Wyne
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: International Crisis Group
Books & works: America's Great-Power Opportunity: Revitalizing U.S. Foreign Policy to Meet the Challenges of Strategic Competition
Places: United States, China, Taiwan
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