The US faces a combination of 'Chinese opacity' (lack of transparency in Chinese decision-making) and 'American ignorance and incompetence' (lack of understanding and capability), which is the world we live in now.
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“we have Chinese opacity we have American whatever you want to call it ignorance andc competence”
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Historian Stephen Kotkin: On USA vs China power competition, American advantages, and more (1/3)— Asia Observer + InsightsCreated: 8/10/2026, 1:21:27 PM
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