"China wants, at the very least, what America has: a regional sphere of influence, and the ability to exclude rivals from it. The question Americans must ask is whether it is vitally important for their country to deny China this ambition."
Great stuff as always from Sam Roggeveen.

Deep Rivalry or Elite Obsession? Washington’s Search for Dominance Over China - War on the Rocks
Dmitri Alperovitch, World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century (PublicAffairs, 2024). Visit the home of any