China expert Rush Doshi explains how the US should negotiate and compete with China amid deep mutual distrust and differing views of intentions.
Rush Doshi is regarded as one of the leading voices on US policy toward China, and he argues that China’s strategy shifts with its perception of American power—ebbing and flowing with the state of US policy decisions.
Stan and Rush discuss his insight from being in a key figure in the rooms of prior negotiations and how that shapes his view of the current state of US policies: what works and what doesn't.Rush points out the key weakness the US has when squaring up to China on the international stage, but he also shares what the US can do to win the competition.
Check out Rush's book: https://www.rushdoshi.com/thelonggame
01:41 China Reads US Power
03:00 From Biding Time To Boldness
04:16 Why Beijing Feels Confident
05:11 Managing Distrustful Talks
08:14 Biden Era Negotiation Phases
10:06 Trade War And Rare Earth Shock
13:58 Strategic Versus Tactical Bargaining
16:30 Scale Decides Great Powers
21:53 Allied Scale As The Answer
24:08 Using Leverage With Allies
25:24 Tariffs After Court Ruling
25:51 Allied Scale For Minerals
27:33 Sticks Versus Strategy
28:03 Domestic Politics And Blowback
30:45 Distraction And Strategic Opportunity
32:13 Taiwan Policy In Flux
34:22 Chips Deals And Credibility
37:27 Strategic Ambiguity And Stability
41:07 Managed Competition Framework
46:08 Russia Ukraine And China4
8:12 Making The Case At Home
50:27 Congress And Closing Thoughts
Host Stan Christensen has spent his career working as a professional negotiator in a variety of arenas. He has also taught a popular course on negotiation at Stanford University for over twenty years.
