Aaron Friedberg on "Getting China Wrong"
For decades, experts and analysts have written in great detail about the importance of liberalization and its role in promoting democracy and other western values. Specifically, many believed that once a state began this track towards liberalization, open markets and a liberal democracy was inevitable. Yet, the several decades following Henry Kissinger\u2019s secret trip to China has proven differently, as China continues to grow more distant and confrontational with the West.
Lawfare Fellow in Cybersecurity Law, Alvaro Mara\xf1on, sat down with Aaron Friedberg, professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University. Aaron is an expert on the relations between China and the West, and has written numerous articles and books assessing the economic, military and political dangers of this rivalry.
They explored his new book, \u201cGetting China Wrong\u201d, and discussed the origins of the West\u2019s engagement with China, how and why the West miscalculated the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s identity and objectives, and how the U.S. and Biden administration can start getting China \u201cright.\u201d
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