What's the US strategy for a new Cold War? | DW News

Should the US aim for all-out victory in a new Cold War against China? Or should its goal be "managed competition" - prioritising keeping a lid on tensions so they don’t erupt into all-out conflict? That's the big debate unfolding among US strategists ahead of the presidential election later this year. DW's Richard Walker spoke to one of the most influential voices on China on the Republican side: Matt Turpin, former Director for China in the National Security Council in the Trump administration. Turpin argues that the US is not investing enough to face up to this contest, which he says is already viewed as "existential" by the PRC. They discuss the risks and opportunities of such a strategy, how to envisage a possible endgame, and what this contest means for the rest of the world.

For more reading on the US strategic debate discussed here, see these essays at Foreign Affairs:

01:00 Current US strategy
02:50 Military spending levels
04:00 China’s objectives
07:00 US vs Chinese militaries
10:30 Containment?
11:57 The European angle
13:46 Picking sides in Asia
15:47 What is the goal?
17:43 "Be realistic"
19:21An existential question
21:32 End points
23:11 After Xi?
25:01 Trump 2.0?

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[finleysterling]

I wonder what the best opportunities to invest now are, there are opinions but a little later I find out these opinions don't matter as a totally different turn of events play out with the stocks they discussed therein...

[trevorsutherland]

I'm 49 and will never vote for a President who uses language like "Our Global Order", or "regime change" ever again.

[patrickgz]

american historian richard hofstadter's 60s book 'paranoid style in american politics' describes pretty accurately american political policies

[jorgenudvang]

What is complaining about? USA is the country that has waged aggressive wars in Asia for decades. It's also the country that has surrounded China with military bases with tens of thousands of American troops stationed. No wonder China is building military force. As for Taiwan, that question was decided at the UN General Assembly in October 1971.

[PerceivedREALITY]

Instead of arming Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, US tax payer money should be spent on infrastructure, healthcare, education, homelessness etc.

[mwewalukonde]

This guy is seriously saying the USA hasn't spent enough money on its military.Dw need to do a better job of finding "experts"

[MgWynn]

Also, $34 trillion in debts with more than 800 military bases around the world, I doubt that US might not be able to maintain hegemony anymore.

[razgrizadler]

When will they start calling international order as "US-based world order" ???

[BlueredCatalan]

The US is the only country that uses the term "new cold war". China doesn't use this term, it is the US that is looking for confrontation and war. The Chinese ambassador to the US said they want to coexist with the US and the US ambassador to China said they won't live in a world dominated by Beijing. You guys see everything as a zero sum game. You are incapable of diplomacy or compromise because according to your way of thinking the US must get it all or they get nothing. This is not how the world works but if this is how you behave towards other countries then you will continue to be isolated by Global South countries. More countries will continue to join BRICS and Middle East states formerly US vassals are getting closer to China now because they can see that all you offer is war and destruction. You're incapable of building anything you can only destroy.

[DiggerDevil]

Bros arm is made of steel. Mic mastery, as still as the ocean after a storm lol

[Kenneth_James]

How does DW not have a pair of wireless mic's?

[tonyatgoogle]

China wants to develop and improve the lives of their people.
US wants to see Chinese subservient.

[PerceivedREALITY]

US wanted to make a fool out of Russia and China. But instead, the US made a fool of itself. Let that be a lesson.

[Baneb]

Very well spoken guest. I think he paints the picture well of what the event was all about as well as the current state of the world.

[yongchen]

it is better for china and America to decouple each other than talk about the endless & fruitless meeting & talking because they both dont see eye to eye on all issues at hands.

[Czekaje]

Sino Ruski bots are strong on this thread.

[hyuxion]

What's wrong with being revisionist? Everything is constantly evolving. As a country's power grows, it will naturally seek to revise its international status.

Just as the United States didn't adhere to British rules after surpassing Britain, why would we expect China to do otherwise?

[mdmortuza]

US military industrial complex needs perpetual profit making strategy 😂😂😂😂

[vbch]

Face the fact at face value: CHINA DEFENSE BUDGET UNDER $275 BILLION VS US DEFENSE BUDGET $800 BILLION. HOW IS THAT COMPARED?

[MgWynn]

The problem here is that they never talk about the core issues that cause the war, like why and what trigger to start the conflict. So the problem will never be solved if they don't solve the root cause of the problem.