A pragmatic pivot to economic realism 


FOR the past several years, Washington’s message to the world has been clear: decouple from China, de-risk supply chains, reduce dependency and approach Beijing with caution.

Tariffs expanded, restrictions increased and the global conversation increasingly moved towards confrontation rather than cooperation.

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