For a long time, the West assumed China's grand strategy was to accept Western norms and use them to become wealthy, but this assumption may no longer hold true today as China appears to have shifted its priorities.
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“for a long time, we assumed that their grand strategy or long-term vision was to basically exist within those norms, accept them, and use them to get as wealthy as possible...But today when you look at China, you could make a good argument that that might no longer be their main priority anymore.”
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Sarah C.M. Paine: What Is China's Grand Strategy?— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/11/2026, 6:21:25 AM
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