Summary
The article discusses the five lessons for American policymakers amidst the rise of China. These include the madness idea of war between nuclear superpowers, the need for leaders to be prepared to risk a war they cannot win, and defining the new precarious rules of the status quo. The author suggests domestic performance is decisive and hope is not a strategy. It notes that misunderstandings about China and U.S. actions and intentions could lead them into a deadly trap first identified by the ancient Greek historian Thucydides. The dinner between Presidents Donald Trump of the U.S. and Xi Jinping of China in April 2017 is also mentioned.
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