China’s De-Americanization Strategy

As the U.S. pursues “de-risking,” China is charting its own course from reliance to autonomy

By Wang Wen, The Diplomat

China is no longer waiting to see whether Washington will decouple. It is moving first ‒ and fast. While U.S. strategists still debate whether China is being isolated, Beijing has already been quietly reshaping its economic and technological foundations.

What began a decade ago as talk of “de-Americanization” has become a steady,…