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A War on the Rocks commentary argues that the durability of economic leverage now depends on sustaining chokepoints, not merely creating them. Using the 2025 U.S.–China export-control escalation as a case, it concludes semiconductor controls are more precise and renewable over time than rare-earth restrictions, which accelerate substitution and impose domestic spillovers.
The source argues that China-Pakistan relations remain strategically resilient, driven by defense cooperation and Beijing’s interest in Pakistan as a counterweight to India. However, the viability of a renewed economic partnership via “CPEC 2.0” hinges on Pakistan’s security environment, fiscal constraints, and the complications introduced by improving U.S.-Pakistan ties.
An ITIF report argues the United States risks growing dependence on China across critical advanced industries, potentially shifting global techno-economic power. It calls for system-level policy transformation—beyond incremental measures—across R&D, finance, manufacturing, trade, and regulation to avoid a decisive strategic setback.
The source argues that China’s expanding export controls and data security rules are increasingly shaping tech firms’ outbound expansion, turning domestic regulation into a gatekeeper for globalization. Combined with foreign scrutiny and semiconductor constraints, these pressures may weaken profitability, slow scaling, and potentially shift innovation incubation overseas.
A Carnegie Endowment analysis argues the United States can outcompete China by accelerating next-generation battery technologies rather than trying to replicate China’s lithium-ion scale. The strategic outcome will depend on whether U.S. policy can convert R&D leadership into mass production before China adapts and scales the same innovations.
Japan’s Rwanda engagement, anchored in TICAD and implemented largely through JICA, emphasizes technical cooperation, human security, and long-term capacity building over political conditionality. The approach sustains stable relations but limits Tokyo’s leverage and visibility, a growing constraint amid strategic competition in Africa and heightened scrutiny of Rwanda’s governance and regional security posture.
A War on the Rocks commentary argues that the durability of economic leverage now depends on sustaining chokepoints, not merely creating them. Using the 2025 U.S.–China export-control escalation as a case, it concludes semiconductor controls are more precise and renewable over time than rare-earth restrictions, which accelerate substitution and impose domestic spillovers.
The source argues that China-Pakistan relations remain strategically resilient, driven by defense cooperation and Beijing’s interest in Pakistan as a counterweight to India. However, the viability of a renewed economic partnership via “CPEC 2.0” hinges on Pakistan’s security environment, fiscal constraints, and the complications introduced by improving U.S.-Pakistan ties.
An ITIF report argues the United States risks growing dependence on China across critical advanced industries, potentially shifting global techno-economic power. It calls for system-level policy transformation—beyond incremental measures—across R&D, finance, manufacturing, trade, and regulation to avoid a decisive strategic setback.
The source argues that China’s expanding export controls and data security rules are increasingly shaping tech firms’ outbound expansion, turning domestic regulation into a gatekeeper for globalization. Combined with foreign scrutiny and semiconductor constraints, these pressures may weaken profitability, slow scaling, and potentially shift innovation incubation overseas.
A Carnegie Endowment analysis argues the United States can outcompete China by accelerating next-generation battery technologies rather than trying to replicate China’s lithium-ion scale. The strategic outcome will depend on whether U.S. policy can convert R&D leadership into mass production before China adapts and scales the same innovations.
Japan’s Rwanda engagement, anchored in TICAD and implemented largely through JICA, emphasizes technical cooperation, human security, and long-term capacity building over political conditionality. The approach sustains stable relations but limits Tokyo’s leverage and visibility, a growing constraint amid strategic competition in Africa and heightened scrutiny of Rwanda’s governance and regional security posture.
| ID | Title | Category | Date | Views | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPT-1077 | Renewable Chokepoints: Why U.S. Semiconductor Controls Outlast Rare-Earth Pressure | China | 2026-02-13 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-701 | China-Pakistan Ties at 75: Defense Momentum, CPEC 2.0, and the New U.S. Factor | China-Pakistan | 2026-02-05 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-679 | ITIF Warns U.S. Must Rebuild Techno-Industrial Power to Avoid Strategic Dependence on China | US-China Competition | 2026-02-04 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-470 | Beijing’s Tech Regulation Paradox: Tighter Controls, Narrower Global Runways | China | 2026-02-01 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-29 | Washington’s ‘Leapfrog’ Battery Strategy Targets China’s Manufacturing Edge | Battery Technology | 2026-01-19 | 2 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-414 | Japan’s Quiet Rwanda Strategy: Durable Development Ties, Limited Political Leverage | Japan | 2025-08-04 | 0 | ACCESS » |