New White House ‘strategic approach’ to China includes continued economic pressure

The White House this week published a long-overdue strategy document outlining a “whole-of-government” approach to counter a variety of Chinese policies, including trade and economic practices that the president has often criticized. The administration was supposed to issue the “ Strategic Approach to the People’s Republic of China ” by March 1, 2019, according to the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. The NDAA specified that the administration’s report include a strategic assessment of China’s “use of economic tools, including market...