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The US does not currently have the will to follow through on defending its interests from China, according to some experts.

In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens famously wrote, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair...."

A new book warns America of the peril of “peak China” and conflict over Taiwan | China

This has not been a happy year for the Chinese leadership. The Ukraine war, economic headaches arising from the mortgage crisis compounded by the difficulties of adopting a ‘zero Covid’ policy have hobbled the march to the coming 20th Communist Party of China Congress.

President Joe Bidens tentative steps toward a new trade deal with Taiwan will likely exacerbate his administrations already strained relationship with China.

A poll conducted by the Caixin news service on Monday found China’s economy foundering as the second half of 2022 began.

[This piece has been published in Restoring America to highlight how Congress's latest subsidies package fails to properly respond to the threat the U.S. faces from China.]

The need to do something did not produce effective legislation with the CHIPS for America Act. American technology is still vulnerable.

Biden faces pressure to repeal Trumps China tariffs amid high inflation. But a move might not reduce costs by much and he risks upsetting allies.

Amid record inflation, several industry experts are calling on the Biden administration to eliminate the country’s Section 301 tariffs on China.