EAI Special Report: The Future of US-China Competition and South Korea's Strategy II: Political Norms and Systemic Conflict_Planning Intent

"The Future of US-China Competition and South Korea's Strategy II: Political Norms and Systemic Conflict"

The East Asia Institute (EAI) is publishing a special report on political norms and systemic conflict as the second installment of its research project, "The Future of US-China Competition and the Construction of a New Asia-Pacific Civilization." The US-China strategic competition, which began with trade wars in 2018 and tech wars in 2019, has escalated into confrontation and conflict over political norms and systems in 2020. The United States is responding to China's challenge by employing tariffs and advanced technology controls, while simultaneously pressuring China's political system with values and ideologies such as human rights and democracy. China is strongly resisting these measures. With the Biden administration, which champions democratic values, now in power, the level of competition and conflict in this area is expected to intensify. To provide a more in-depth analysis and outlook on this issue, EAI is publishing a two-part special report series as follows:

1. Kim Heon-jun, US-China Normative Competition: Human Rights, Democracy, and South Korea's Response

2. Lee Dong-ryul, US Pressure on China's Political System: Background, Characteristics, and Outlook

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