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A Stroll Through the Indo-Pacific, the Most Important Region in the World

2025/3/26
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Dmitri Alperovitch
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Lisa Curtis
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Ryan Evans
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Zach Cooper
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Ryan Evans: 我认为特朗普政府将优先考虑印太地区，并与盟友密切合作以应对来自中国的竞争。他们希望与中国达成某种经济协议，但这可能会加剧安全领域的紧张关系。 Lisa Curtis: 特朗普政府内部存在鹰派人士，他们主张加强对华竞争，包括实施出口管制和增加国防预算。 Dmitri Alperovitch: 我认为特朗普不愿与中俄发生军事冲突，更倾向于通过贸易达成协议。他希望与中国和俄罗斯保持良好关系，并将重点放在美洲地区。 Zach Cooper: 特朗普政府内部对华政策存在分歧，一些人主张对华强硬，另一些人则希望改善与中俄关系。

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The Trump administration's policy toward China is characterized by internal conflict. While some officials prioritize confrontation and competition, the president himself seeks economic deals and a positive relationship with Xi Jinping. This tension is further complicated by China's unwillingness to make concessions.
  • Internal conflict within the Trump administration regarding China policy
  • President Trump seeks economic deals with China
  • China's unwillingness to make concessions

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In this episode, we get into what's driving the Indo-Pacific's security dynamics, from China's threats to Taiwan to AUKUS and the Quad to stability (or lack thereof) on the Korean Peninsula to bases in the Philippines. We also touch on how prepared the United States may be to deliver military power in the Indo-Pacific based on forthcoming resourcing decisions by the Trump administration and Congress. Get ready for a smart, insightful conversation you won't want to miss with Lisa Curtis (CNAS), Zack Cooper (AEI), and Dmitri Alperovitch (Silverado). Cooper has a great new book out called Tides of Fortune: The Rise and Decline of Great Militaries (https://a.co/d/cP4OPgU). And so does Alperovitch, who wrote World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century (https://a.co/d/eUDRdlF) with Garrett M. Graff.