July 03, 2024

How U.S.-China Competition Upended the International Economic Order and What the United States Can Do to Fix It

On June 26, CNAS hosted an event to discuss a new report, Disorderly Conduct: How U.S.-China Competition Upended the International Economic Order and What the United States Can Do to Fix It. Report authors shared key findings and recommendations on how to delineate a new economic strategic framework toward China that serves both the security and commercial interests of the United States. The conversation also featured Peter Harrell, Nonresident Scholar for the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Peter Harrell is a Nonresident Scholar for the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Emily Kilcrease is senior fellow and program director in the Energy, Economics, & Security Program at the CNAS. Her research focuses on economic statecraft and economic security.

Geoff Gertz is senior fellow in the Energy, Economics, & Security Team at the Center for a New American Security. His research focuses on technology competition, digital policy and data governance, and geoeconomics.

Adam Tong is associate fellow in the Energy, Economics, & Security Team at the Center for a New American Security. His research focuses on U.S. - China economic competition, China's economic statecraft, and sanction resilience.

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