The true cost of a new confrontation with China

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As American lawmakers eye a multi-billion-dollar defense buildup to counteract China's rise, Mark Hannah and William D. Hartung argue not only is this plan not worth its cost, but the strategy behind it is misguided. | CNNOpinion

Mark Hannah is a senior fellow at the Eurasia Group Foundation and host of its"None Of The Above" podcast. William D. Hartung is the director of the Arms and Security Program at the Center for International Policy. The views expressed in this commentary are their own. Read more opinion at CNN.

China's response to the coronavirus outbreak has provided a pretext for some in Washington to spar even more openly with Beijing. Top White House advisor Peter Navarro accused the Chinese government of exploiting the pandemic to advance its interests, and one senator even claimed that China is"trying to sabotage" America's search for a vaccine and is bent on"world domination.

Mark HannahWilliam HartungThis cartoonish depiction of villainy might be dismissed as campaign season hyperbole if it weren't informing real policy proposals. And if lawmakers wanted to find the most wasteful, counterproductive and inflammatory way to confront China, they couldn't do much better than the newly proposed Pacific Deterrence Initiative -- a multi-billion-dollar defense-spending initiative aimed at countering China's rise.

 

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Opinion Big 'woofing' surprise...yet again, we are 'barking' about the 'Master in Chief' and His 'dog pack' currently controlling the American 'pound'.

Opinion Good thing that it's only an opinion piece because it's pretty much worthless.

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