Ely Ratner | Rising to the China Challenge: Renewing American Competitiveness in the Indo-Pacific

<p>According to an assessment prepared for Congress as mandated by the FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act, the United States and China are “locked in a strategic competition over the future of the Indo-Pacific.” The authors of the <a href= "https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/rising-to-the-china-challenge">report</a>, including <strong>Ely Ratner</strong>, executive vice president and director of studies at the Center for a New American Security, describe competing visions for the rules, norms, and institutions that will govern international relations in the future and make more than 100 policy recommendations.</p> <p>The United States is free and open; by contrast, China has, in recent years, turned in an increasingly closed and illiberal direction. If China should succeed in its efforts in the Indo-Pacific, the result would be less regional security and prosperity, and the United States would be less able to exert power and influence in the world.</p> <p>The National Committee hosted a virtual event on March 31, 2020, with <strong>Ely Ratner</strong> to discuss these issues. He presented recommendations to address the critical areas of U.S. policy toward China that could be more consistent, coordinated, and productive.</p>