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Paul Heer

Washington's Willful Blind Spot on China

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

The biggest obstacle to American understanding of China appears to be Washington’s seeming determination to misunderstand it, Paul Heer argues.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi
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US Foreign Policy

Hostility between the United States and China Looks Increasingly Inescapable

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

Washington and Beijing see themselves locked in a zero-sum competition doubling as an existential ideological struggle, Paul Heer writes.

Xi Jinping and Joe Biden stand in front of Chinese and American flags
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US Foreign Policy

China's Ambitions and George Kennan's Legacy

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Security Dilemma
Paul Heer

Paul Heer weighs in on how Xi Jinping thinks and what role the intelligence community should play in foreign policy.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on screen at the Museum of the Communist Party of China
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US Foreign Policy

The Slow, Bumpy Road of US-China Diplomacy

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

"The only viable exit ramp is substantive diplomacy aimed at deescalation, mutual understanding, and incremental attention to each other’s core concerns," Paul Heer writes.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang
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US Foreign Policy

Unpacking the CFR Taiwan Taskforce Report

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Sinica Podcast
Paul Heer

Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer weighs in on what the Council on Foreign Relations report got right—and what it got wrong.

a servicemember waves a Taiwanese flag
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US Foreign Policy

Blinken Says He Warned China about Military, Intel Activities in Cuba

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VOA
Paul Heer

China's actions in Cuba reflect its increased parity with the United States on the world stage, argues Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer.

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Deconstructing the Bipartisan Consensus on the China Threat

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

"Bipartisan consensus (on the scope of the threat) needs to be reconsidered because the wrong diagnosis could yield the wrong, or even dangerous, prescriptions," Paul Heer writes.

Representative Mike Gallagher and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi before a House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hearing
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US Foreign Policy

Ballooning Mistrust in the US-China Relationship

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East Asia Forum
Paul Heer

“Both sides appear more inclined to score points against each other than to acknowledge their mistakes,” says Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer.

A U-2 Pilot flying over the central continental United States looks down on suspected Chinese surveillance balloon
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Are America and China Headed for Military Conflict?

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

Is conflict inevitable between the two superpowers? Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer joins Jacob Heilbrunn and Elbridge A. Colby to discuss.

Profile head shot of Wang Yi looking to his left in front of a red Chinese flag.
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Defense and Security

Chinese Spy Balloon Pops Prospects for US-China Rapprochement

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

The incident reflects the emerging adversarial pathology of US-China relations, which is increasingly obstructing any efforts at mutual understanding, Paul Heer writes.

Antony Blinken speaks in front of US and Chinese flags
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US Foreign Policy