Outside voices: Imagining a ‘deterrence by denial’ China strategy

Adding to rapidly building body of literature divining a future U.S. trade strategy toward China is a new Center for Strategic and International Studies piece penned by two economic policy specialists who recommend a strategy of “deterrence by denial.” The strategy, culminating a 16-month review of eight presumed instances of China’s “economic coercion,” proposes a program in which the U.S. helps to “harden vulnerable economies” combined with initiatives that counter China policies “providing targeted relief to accelerate market adjustments, minimizing...