I think one problematic aspect in differentiating between China "playing the long game" vs "China wants change now"-pitches is that both underappreciate PRC being subject to external constraints & dynamics just like every other power, including the US.
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Alex Luck
China appears to be playing the long game in pursuit of its interests in the Indo-Pacific. In this series of Strategist articles, Joe Keary, Raji Rajagopalan and Linus Cohen discuss how China is pursu...
