When China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, most experts expected the WTO rules and procedures to liberalize China and make it “a responsible stakeholder in the liberal world order.” But the experts made the wrong bet. China today is liberalizing neither economically nor politically but, if anything, becoming more authoritarian and mercantilist.

In his new book, Mr. Prestowitz describes the key challenges posed by China and the strategies America and the Free World must adopt to meet them. He argues that these approaches must be more sophisticated and more comprehensive than a narrowly targeted trade war. Rather, he urges strategies that the United States and its allies can use unilaterally without contravening international or domestic law. His thesis is not an attack on China, but a prescription for Washington, the West, and all democracies.

We also invite Dr. Elizabeth Economy (senior fellow, Stanford University's Hoover Institution) and Edward Alden (journalist and Bernard L. Schwartz senior fellow, Council on Foreign Relations) to discuss the implications of Mr. Prestowitz's thesis for US domestic and foreign policy under the Biden administration, with particular reference to China.

This event offers an excellent and timely opportunity to hear from renowned experts on perhaps the key geopolitical issue of our time.

This session will be moderated by Dr. Andrew Staples, Director of Research and Outreach, Hinrich Foundation.