Four strategies the US can deal with China

Tensions between the US and China have recently continuously escalated around many issues such as Covid-19, Hong Kong, trade war or the East Sea.

According to Hill commentator Joseph Bosco, the United States in the near future can consider four strategies to deal with China.

Strategy B is to directly challenge Beijing militarily by destroying bases it illegally built in the East Sea, or even using force if China enters Taiwan’s airspace or violates Taiwan’s airspace.

Strategy C that Bosco proposed is to maintain a policy of proactively containing China as the Trump administration is doing, which means not reacting with direct confrontation, but being tougher than other governments.

Strategy D the US can consider is to use `economic blows` and information warfare to attack Beijing and promote self-determination movements in Hong Kong, Tibet, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang.

US President Donald Trump during a press conference at the White House on July 14.

All of the above options carry the risk of leading to military conflict between the US and China.

However, most critics of the Trump administration’s approach believe that this option should be returned.

`China’s new security law is a huge disaster for the people of Hong Kong, but unfortunately, there is not much the international community can do to stop its implementation. The Trump administration said it will increase

According to commentator Bosco, when what seems unacceptable finally becomes a reality, China will be even more motivated to continue challenging the limits.

But even while admitting that they must prevent Beijing’s escalation, former officials still believe that it is necessary to `lay still and wait for time` to come up with a more appropriate response.

Meanwhile, commentator Bosco pointed out that China’s trends over the past decades are truly unacceptable to the Trump administration and almost the entire US Congress.

If Beijing delays imposing comprehensive sanctions, it will also have more time to adjust, find loopholes, consider the level of damage and prepare to respond.

The second option, directly challenging China militarily, is said to be similar to the views of Rex Tillerson, the first secretary of state in the Trump administration.

`We must send China a clear message that first they must stop reclamation of the islands, then they must not be allowed to enter those entities,` the former US Secretary of State replied when asked if he supported

A day later, NY Times published an article with the title `Rex Tillerson’s statement on the East Sea foreshadows the risk of foreign policy crisis`.

However, instead, Trump and his national security team seemed to pursue the third option proposed by commentator Bosco.

This approach is clearly shown in US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement on the East Sea on July 13, in which Washington rejected most of Beijing’s illegal sovereignty claims over the East Sea.

However, commentator Bosco said that the first three strategies all pose great risks in Beijing’s response.

Bosco listed options that the US could consider, including increasing tariffs on the grounds that China has not fulfilled its commitments in the phase one trade agreement, sanctions for human rights violations in Hong Kong, Xinjiang and

Hill commentators say these measures will reduce China’s ability to control domestically, as well as `international aggression`, and pave the way for a campaign to spread damaging information.